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1
A "beatnik" in the 1950s was
Someone who bought a car
A teenager who followed all the rules
Someone who moved to California
A rebellious teenager
2
By 1960 there were __________ cars in the US
60 million
20 million
40 million
80 million
3
In 1957 a baby was born in the US every _____ seconds
14
5
7
10
4
Which of the following was a major reason for the baby boom in the 1950s?
The end of the Vietnam War
The Great Depression
The Red Scare
The end of WWII
5
Throughout the 1950s and 60s the amount of Americans living in rural areas
First increased then decreased
Stayed roughly the same
Decreased
Increased
6
Which of the following statements about television in the 1950s is true?
Most TV shows promoted radical new ideas
The number of televisions Americans owned increased
The number of televisions Americans owned decreased
Americans in rural areas bought tvs but cities did not
7
The promotion of the interests of consumers is known as
The Red Scare
McCarthyism
Automation
Consumerism
8
By 1956 there were more _______collar jobs than _________ collar jobs in the US.
Blue, White
White, Brown
White, Blue
Brown, Blue
9
Women in the 1950s were expected to do which of the following?
Graduate from college
Work in offices
Stay home and raise children
Work in factories
10
The largest public works project in US history was
The Hoover Dam
The Interstate (Highway) Construction
The CCC
The RFC
11
In the 1950s the American Dream was to own
A jetski
A large rural farm
An apartment in a major city
A house in the suburbs
12
Which of the following best describes religion in the 1950s US?
Church attendance went down
The first Jewish President was elected
Church attendance went up
Religious views became more diverse