U.S. HISTORY CH. 19 THE POSTWAR BOOM QUIZ

Question 1

________ Fair Deal for the American people included proposals for nationwide health insurance.

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower's

Question 2

What is criticism of television based on?

Accepted Answer

its portrayal of an idealized society

Question 3

Why was rock 'n' roll so popular in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

it captivated teenagers across the country

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a social problem faced by America in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

civil rights riots

Question 5

In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock "n" roll were viewed as forms of _____ .

Accepted Answer

rebellion

Question 6

What was a negative aspect of the trend toward moving to the suburbs?

Accepted Answer

traffic jams and pollution

Question 7

The beat movement was centered in _____, Los Angeles, and Greenwich Village.

Accepted Answer

San Francisco

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT a factor that helped create prosperity in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

improving relations between whites, blacks, and Hispanics

Question 9

Most Americans in the 1960s relied on _____ as their primary source of entertainment and news.

Accepted Answer

television

Question 10

A major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries?

Accepted Answer

conglomerate

Question 11

_____ was an important feature of movies in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

stereophonic sound

Question 12

_____ was an important feature of radio in the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

focus on specialized audiences

Question 13

The federal gov't's____eliminated support for Native Americans and discontinued reservations.

Accepted Answer

Termination Policy

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT an early effect of conversion from wartime to peacetime economy?

Accepted Answer

supply of goods exceeding demand

Question 15

What was a positive aspect of the trend toward moving to the suburbs?

Accepted Answer

The American dream of owning an affordable home with a yard

Question 16

By 1954, there were 250 radio stations nationwide aimed specifically at ______ .

Accepted Answer

African-American listeners

Question 17

What are standardized, mass-produced homes in small residential communities?

Accepted Answer

suburbs

Question 18

Who abruptly became president after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman

Question 19

What is the preoccupation with buying material goods?

Accepted Answer

consumerism

Question 20

The expression by _____ developed into the beat movement

Accepted Answer

artists and poets

Questions 20