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Academic Decathlon 2019 SocSci: Section 1
Academic Decathlon 2019 SocSci: Section 1
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What were the four freedoms FDR reclaimed in his four freedoms speech?
Speech, Worship, from Fear, from Want
Speech, Self Defence, Worship. From Want
Speech, Want, Opeession, Fear
Speech, Worship, From Fear, Press
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How did the VA help working class veterans?
Help open farms
hey get money for serving
It helped them get homes, and own small businesses and farms
Helped them get a house
3
What is a beatnik?
Men who conformed to the ideas of modern ideals
Men who stayed in a state of panic over the thought of kids
Men who wasted their lives with poetry and art
Men who refused monogamy , careers, fatherhood, and houses
4
What date did Sputnik release into space?:
Oct. 4, 1957
Oct. 2, 1957
Oct. 4, 1962
Oct. 2, 1954
5
What was expected of suburban women in post war conditions?
Leave the kids behind and become a two income household
Take care of the house and kids, no longer have a career
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What happened to post war economics and why?
Increase, inflation
Decrese, unemployment
Decrease, babies born
Increase, because of spending on military goods
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In the 1962 novel ‘The Other America’ what was Michael Harrington’s estimate of poverty?
50.8 million
73.8 million
185 million
200 million
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Who was the youngest elected president?
Nixon
JFK
Regan
FDR
9
How many army divisions did Kennedy create?
2
5
9
3
10
When did Kennedy order the man on the moon expedition?
May 1960
April 1962
April 1961
May 1961
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who introduced the first credit card and when?
Diners Club, 1952
BoA, 1956
BoA,1950
Diners Club, 1950
12
Which act in the new deal delt with the minimum wages and maximum hours for workers?
Wagner act of 1935
National Labor Relations Act of 1935
Social Security Act of 1935
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
13
Between 1946 and 1964 how many babies were born?
60.5 million
78.3 million
1.7 billion
5.2 million
14
in his election what could’ve hindered JFK’s win?
His history of illness
Possible PTSD
His Catholicism
His Christianity
15
When did the Cold War take a turn for the better?
October 28, 1962
October 23, 1962
October 30, 1963
October 14, 1964
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What else contributed to the American boom?
Economic realalites
Economic realities
Economic relatins
Economic realitie
17
What pulled millions out of unemployment?
Airplanes, Tanks, Food Supplies, and New Technology
The rebranding of factories to make products
The new deals acts for fair labor
walmart
18
What year did teenage birth rates set the all time high?
1957
1987
1952
1960
