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1
What is a nickname for someone dressed like this?
Valley girl
hep cats
bobby soxer
greaser
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What ideas are these two closely associated with?
segregation
arms race
Jim Crow
Red Scare
3
What year did the McDonalds franchise get it's start?
1955
1952
1957
1950
4
What was a popular form of communication for teenagers in the 1950s?
telephone
e-mail
letter writing
texting
5
Which party controlled the executive branch for much of the 1950s?
Democrat
States Rights
Republican
GOP
6
What war was America involved in in the early 1950s?
Korean War
Gulf War
Vietnam War
World War II
7
Which were made possible by the automobile?
drive in movies
highways
drive up restaurants
Route 66
8
What is the term for a person doing this job?
scawliwag
franchise
carhop
Harvey Girl
9
What was the name of one of the first hit TV shows?
Fibber McGee and Molly
I Love Lucy
Duck and Cover
Friends
10
Who is the famous 1950s actress pictured below?
Lucille Ball
Rachel Welch
Betty Gable
Marilyn Monroe
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What idea would this group have supported the most strongly?
integration
Jim Crow
segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
12
What term best fits this picture?
urban decay
suburb
segregation
downtown
13
What was the name of the atoll made famous by nuclear bomb tests?
Tahiti
Bikini
Waikiki
Duck and Cover
14
Who is the famous 1950s actor pictured in the poster?
Elvis Presley
James Dean
Desi Arnez
Marilyn Monroe
15
How much did the first McDonald's hamburgers cost?
15 cents
one dime
$1.50
a buck
16
What sub-culture grew in the 1950s?
school children
teenagers
gangs
Valley girls
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Which invention had a huge cultural impact on the 1950s?
Internet
radio
printing press
television
18
What concept is illustrated by this picture?
Jim Crow
integration
Iron Curtain
Red Scare
19
Who is "Ike"?
actor
President
general
athlete
20
Who was President for most of the 1950s?
Truman
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Johnson
21
What was one of the first big hits from this famous singer?
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Jailhouse Rock
Rock Around the Clock
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
22
What are these kids doing?
tornado drill
Duck and Cover
being made to listen to rock and roll
preparing for nuclear attack
23
What does this map show?
Lincoln Highway
Sunset Strip
Route 66
Pacific Coast Highway
24
What term best fits this picture?
strip mall
franchise
Mom and Pop business
downtown
25
What movie starred this famous actor?
Rebel Without A Cause
Beach Blanket Bingo
Hondo
It's a Wonderful Life
