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#1950s
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1
Which of the following
did not
represent rebellion or non-conformity of the 1950's?
1950's TV Programming
The Beatniks
Rock'nRoll
Greasers
2
Which was a cause of the growth of the suburbs during the 1950's?
the popularity of TV
affordability of homes
rise of Rock'n Roll
increase in blue collar jobs
3
One of the earliest suburbs, located 10 miles east of New York City
Lansdale
Levittown
Philadelphia
4
Who was the first “superstar” of Rock ‘n’ Roll?
Elvis Presley
Jimi Hendrix
Jonas Salk
5
During the 1950's the dramatic increase in car ownership led to?
greater use of trains
less pollution
less traffic accidents
larger gap between middle class and poor
6
By the end of the 1950's Americans relied on ________ as their primary source of entertainment.
Newspapers
TV
Internet
Radio
7
During the 1950's all of the following were blamed for juvenile delinquency
except
?
Divorce
TV
Conformity
Rock'n Roll
8
Which law allowed veterans to attend college, get loans to start a business or buy a home?
Franchise Law
Taft Hartley Act
GI Bill of Rights
Fair Deal
9
Amusement park that opened in California in 1955.
Hersheypark
Disneyland
Dorney Park
10
His policies as president were known as “dynamic conservatism.”
Dwight Eisenhower
Martin Luther King
John F Kennedy
11
Which group benefited the most during the 1950's?
Native Americans
White Men
African Americans
Women
12
What was the largest public works project in US History?
Panama Canal
Transcontinental Rail Road
Interstate Highway System
Hoover Dam
13
African American musician who recorded hit rock n' roll songs in the 1950s
Bill Haley
Chubby Checker
Chuck Berry
14
In the 1950's most Americans worked ___________________ jobs.
White Collar
Blue Collar
Pink Collar
Green Collar
15
First electric digital computer was tested at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946
AFL-CIO
ENIAC
MAC
16
This was created in 1956 to license stations and regulate programming
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
17
A criticism of 1950's TV was?
Weak Plot Scripts
Lack of diversity
Poor Reception
Black and White Screens
18
The Termination Policy of the 1950's was a failed attempt to relocate and assimilate?
African Americans
Urban Whites
Native Americans
Latinos
19
Which of the following artists would parents of the 1950's not like their kids listening to?
Frank Sinatra
Ray Charles
Nat King Cole
Little Richard
20
A type of business where the same products are available at many locations is called a ?
Branch Office
Multi-National Corporation
Limited Liability Corporation
Franchise
21
Republican candidate for President in 1948
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Thomas Dewey
Al Smith
22
President Truman's legislative agenda was called?
Modern Republicanism
Fair Deal
New Deal
Square Deal
23
The famous Beat author who wrote the novel
On the Road
was?
Jack Kerouac
Richard Clark
Chuck Berry
Allan Ginsberg
24
The vast majority of new homes in the 1950's were built in?
the cities
rural areas
out West
suburbs
25
In the 1950's, Americans buying of goods was know as?
franchising
planned obsolescence
conformity
consumerism
26
The Doctor who discovered the polio vaccine was Doctor______________________.
John Foster Dulles
Richard Penniman
Jonas Salk
John Dewey
27
What were the three main TV networks in the 1950s?
NBC, Disney Channel, and ESPN
CNN, NBC, and CMT
ABC, CBS, and NBC
28
What caused the baby boom of the 1950's?
delayed marriages due to WWII
Poor Economy
conformity
Rebellion against American Culture
29
The first late 1940's housing developments were named for ?
Truman
Dulles
Eisenhower
Levitt
30
One of the most popular television shows of the 1950s was a situation comedy called
I Love Lucy
The Lone Ranger
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