The Postwar Boom

"White Flight" refers to the movement of white middle class Americans from cities to where?

This act created a nationwide network of over 41,000 miles of expressway.

This man is credited with creating the first suburban development in Long Island.

The counterculture of artists, poets and writers, including Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg

The 1950s saw clear gender roles for women. Which is true of what a "modern woman" should be?

What kind of music was popularized by Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk and Charlie Parker?

In our notes, we discussed what the ideal was in 1950s popular culture. Choose the right one.

Despite the postwar boom, by 1962 nearly 1/4 of Americans were what?

Many people in the 1950s left the city and country and moved here.

This congressional act gave veterans money for college and low interest loans for buying homes.

Elvis Presley was known as the king of this type of music.

Which product increased in ownership from 7,000 to 50 million in just a few years?

This word was first used in the 1950s to describe 13-19 year olds.

Most _____ enjoyed prosperity during the postwar period.

Being focused on purchasing material goods, and equating it with success.