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US - 1950s Post-War America
US - 1950s Post-War America
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Ch 16
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1
Which does not belong?
housing projects
strikes
gangs
suburbs
2
Was not a post-war president
FDR
Eisenhower
Truman
Kennedy
3
The transistor made which of these possible?
radio
franchises
computers
satellite
4
Which of these events did not occur during life in the post-war world?
the largest population jump in history
birth of Elvis Presley
generation gap
the launch of Sputnik
5
The following was not attributed to juvenile delinquency
population
music
divorce
income
6
McDonalds is an example of ___________.
fine dining
four-star cuisine
NATO
franchise opportunity
7
Farm to factory to ...
bed
office
war
farm
8
The #1 t.v. show of the 1950's
Dragnet
Andy Griffith
The Lone Ranger
I Love Lucy
9
Created a vaccine to prevent against polio
Dewey
Marco
Salk
Salt
10
The Taft-Hartley Act...
encouraged union strikers to end strikes
limited government restrictions on business owners
required businesses to have open shop policies
closed down union ran businesses
11
_____________________ was a $25 billion dollar public works program.
National Healthcare Act
Federal Highway Act
Juvenile Rehab Program
Public Housing
12
Post-war America refers to which time period?
1841-1845
1941-1945
1985-present
1945-1965
13
Writer who inspired the 'beatnik' generation
Rowling
Blake
Kerouac
Dewey
14
Truman's 'borrowed' domestic policy was called __________.
Big Deal
New Deal
Post-War Deal
Fair Deal
15
Mass numbers of poverty stricken families lived in the _________ region.
suburbs
Indiana
city-center
Appalachian
