Ch 14 Post War America Review

What caused the baby boom of the 1950's?

In the 1950's most Americans worked ___________________ jobs.

What were the three main TV networks in the 1950s?

First electric digital computer was tested at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946

The Doctor who discovered the polio vaccine was Doctor______________________.

In the 1950's, Americans buying of goods was know as?

Which law allowed veterans to attend college, get loans to start a business or buy a home?

President Truman's legislative agenda was called?

By the end of the 1950's Americans relied on ________ as their primary source of entertainment.

One of the most popular television shows of the 1950s was a situation comedy called

During the 1950's all of the following were blamed for juvenile delinquency except?

This was created in 1956 to license stations and regulate programming

Which of the following artists would parents of the 1950's not like their kids listening to?

Amusement park that opened in California in 1955.

A criticism of 1950's TV was?

Who was the first “superstar” of Rock ‘n’ Roll?

Which of the following did not represent rebellion or non-conformity of the 1950's?

The first late 1940's housing developments were named for ?

African American musician who recorded hit rock n' roll songs in the 1950s

Which group benefited the most during the 1950's?

His policies as president were known as “dynamic conservatism.”

The famous Beat author who wrote the novel On the Road was?

One of the earliest suburbs, located 10 miles east of New York City

What was the largest public works project in US History?

The Termination Policy of the 1950's was a failed attempt to relocate and assimilate?

Republican candidate for President in 1948

Which was a cause of the growth of the suburbs during the 1950's?

The vast majority of new homes in the 1950's were built in?

A type of business where the same products are available at many locations is called a ?

During the 1950's the dramatic increase in car ownership led to?