U.S. History: The 1950's

22) What type of job did most middle class Americans begin to work in?

3) The license to market a company's goods or services in an area, such as a store or chain. 

21) What was a man’s role in the 1950’s, according to the middle class ideal?

26) What had a major influence on the mainstream middle class culture of the 1950’s?

40) At the height of the Baby Boom, a child was born every:

33) What created an educational panic in 1957?

28) What American ideals did 1950’s television celebrate?

36) What group of people DID NOT continue to struggle in the 50’s?

32) Which of these was NOT a cultural rule for teenagers? 

24) What influenced the creation of rock and roll?

6) A level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor by the govt.

35) How did the media portray teenagers?

17) What caused a major religious revival in the 50’s?

23) What group of people became a distinct part of American culture?

27) What did parents blame for the rise in juvenile delinquency?

20) What was a woman’s role in the 1950’s, according to the middle class ideal?

12) What two public works projects did Eisenhower support?

9) A large corporation with overseas investments. 

4) A marked rise in birthrate such as after WWII in the U.S. 

25) What did parents in the 1950’s think of rock and roll?

11) What did Truman call his Congress?

37) What court case declared Plessy v. Ferguson's “separate but equal” unconstitutional?

30) In the 1950’s, cars symbolized:

8) Government programs that attempt to eliminate poverty and revitalize urban areas. 

2) An agreement in which a company agrees to hire only union members. 

7) A cultural separation between parents and their children. 

16) Which of these was NOT a major scientific achievement in the 50's? 

15) What republican candidate ran against Truman in the 1948 election?

14) What candidate did the Dixiecrats run during the 1948 election?

5) Antisocial or criminal behavior of young people. 

29) What was the theme of most major Hollywood blockbusters in the 50’s?

39) What was another name for the mass migration of middle class Americans to the suburbs?

38) The court case Brown v. Board of Education began the process of ____________ in schools.

18) What did inner cities try to do to combat poverty?

19) What was the GI Bill?

34) By what percent did juvenile crime rise in the 50’s?

13) Why did the Dixiecrats oppose Truman?

1) Laws making it illegal to require employees to join a union

31) Name two popular 50's rock and roll artists.

10) Which president practiced Dynamic Conservationism?