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Post World War II America (Part 1)
Post World War II America (Part 1)
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1
Which of the following made the scale of suburban growth possible?
high interest loans
interstate highways
multinational corporations
travel and tourism
2
Many people migrated to the Sunbelt states to
enjoy the freedoms given by the Jim Crow laws.
use government incentive programs encouraging to relocate
work in the defense, aerospace, and electronics industries.
buy inexpensive land and start family farms.
3
Which of the following contributed to a surge in postwar home construction?
price controls
foreign aid
Taft-Hartley Act
loans to war veterans
4
What was a 'beatnik'?
Adults to embraced conformity
Another name for baby boomers
Teenagers in rock-n-roll bands
A middle class young person who spurned materialism
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The rise of the car culture led to the...
spread of fast-food and drive-in theaters.
decline of shopping malls.
increasing dependence on mass production.
revitalization of older city neighborhoods.
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The GI Bill of Rights guaranteed
home loans, education, small business loans
job training, unemployment assistance, health care
all of these answers
car loans, education, suburban house
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Redlining
Practice of racial discrimination in housing
Areas in cities recieving most government funding
Where Levittowns were constructed
Practice of noting wealtheir neighborhoods
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In 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock wrote a bestselling book on...
infant and child care
space travel
public education
the Cold War
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Rock-and-Roll Music
appealed to many young people in the 1950s
developed as a southern alternative to rhythm and blues music
attacked traditional religious authority
grew out of a subversive communist movement
10
After WWII, many American cities began to decline because of the
influx of non-white minorities.
decrease in available public housing.
increase in taxes
flight of middle-class white families.
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How did migration affect the balance of political power in the postwar United States?
The Northwest gained power as the Northeast and Midwest suffered losses.
The Northeast and Midwest gained power as the Northwest suffered losses.
The South and Southwest gained power as the NE and Midwest suffered losses.
The Northeast and Midwest gained power as the Southwest suffered losses.
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Television in the 1950s
was dominated by quality cultural shows
helped to demolish old gender and racial stereotypes
too primitive to have much impact on Americanpolitics
reinforced consumerism and conformity
13
In the 1950s, the federal government encouraged Native Americans to
elect new governments.
stay on their reservations .
spread their native traditions.
assimilate into American society.
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Many social critics in the 1950s criticized an American emphasis on
conformity.
diversity.
intellectualism.
individualism.
15
Why did construction of public housing not alleviate poverty as intended?
it was still too expensive for most urban poor to afford
discrimination kept those who needed housing from getting it
it was constructed in poor neighborhoods with few jobs near
it was removed too quickly by urban renewal projects
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What was the significance of Levittown?
It sparked the growth of American suburbs
IT was the center of American industry
It showed the need for a working GI Bill
It was the site of the Kennedy-Nixon debates
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Which factor contributed to the increase in college degrees earned in the late 1940s?
G.I. Bill
baby boom
Taft-Hartley Act
demobilization
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What was the baby boom?
The massive increase in birth rate between 1946-1965
Babies appearing out of nowhere
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The massive increase in birth rates between 1946 and 1964
