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America in the Fifties
America in the Fifties
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1
The way Americans work starts to change after the war, from ______ to _____?
In Cities | In the Country
Grey Suits (Middle managment) | Black Suits (management)
Blue Collar (Manufacturing) | White Collar (Office)
Agricultural | Rural
2
Who wins the Presidential Election in 1952 and 1956
Truman
Nixon
Kennedy
Eisenhower
3
All of these TV genres were popular in the 1950's except
westerns
sit-coms
reality
game shows
4
Within nine months of soldiers returning home, this phenomenon occurs; changing the population
Depression
Polio
Baby Boom
Big Bang
5
They received the death penalty for spying on the US and giving nuclear info to the USSR.
Harrimans
Goldbergs
Rosenbergs
Regensbergs
6
What happens in the 1948 election?
Truman is supposed to lose and wins
Truman abruptly resigns
Truman is supposes to win and loses
Truman is assassinated while campaigning
7
The first major outbreak of hostilities during the Cold War happened here
Korea
Vietnam
Cuba
USSR
8
Although beneficial today, this was partly created to move troops in case of war with Russia
Atomic Weapons
Television
Interstate Highway System
Internet
9
As a reaction to social conformity of the fifties, these are the predecessors of the Hippies?
Flappers
Beatniks
Generation X
Centennials
10
How do women react to adapting after the war to the role of wife and mother?
They are universally happy being stay at home moms
There are some who are dissatisfied & will become feminist
More and more women stop working to stay at home
They are universally upset with this new role
11
These planned suburbs were built to meet the the huge demand for housing.
Guttenbergs
Levitowns
Jubilees
Morristowns
12
In order to fill a need for housing these are built and people flock to them
Housing Projects
Suburbs
Skyrises
Condominiums
13
This paid for returning soldier's college education and home loans.
Civil Rights Act
GI Bill
Liberty Loans
Fannie Mae
14
This athlete broke the color-barrier in 1947
Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Hank Aaron
Jackie Robinson
15
This Senator became famous for his pursuit of communist
McCarthy
Nixon
Kennedy
Kefauver
16
Due to a fear of things that are different, people tend to look and dress the same, called...
Counter Culture
Rock and Roll
Social Conformity
Individuality
17
The rapid movement to the suburbs takes tax dollars, businesses and jobs out of the inner city
Purple Rain
White Flight
Brown Frown
Blue Cities
18
This rebellious music mixed black and white styles and shocked the older generation
Bluegrass Country
Hip Hop
Rhythm and Blues
Rock and Roll
19
This concept calls for tearing down slums and re-building them, it has mixed results
White Flight
Building Parks
Suburbs
Urban Renewal
20
This sport was still the national pastime in the 1950's
Baseball
Football
Basketball
Boxing
21
Due to things like social conformity in the fifties, how will the baby boom generation change?
They will grow up to be very similar to their parents
They become the hippies in the 60s
They tend to follow laws and rules
They are more likely to join the army
22
For the first time ever, this younger generation becomes the trendsetters and influence culture
Women
Adult Males
Children
Teenagers
23
Buying and owning things as a way to demonstrate success is called?
Divestment
Boycott
Consumerism
Communism
24
This doctor wrote an influential book on childhood development
Spock
Sabin
Salk
Seuss
25
This doctor developed the first polio vaccine
Oz
Sabin
Spock
Salk