What was the House of Un-American ActivitiesCommittee (HUAC)?

they investigated suspected communists

What was the main concern of the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s?

Communists in America wanted to overthrow the government

What was the fate of the Hollywood Ten?

they were imprisoned and blacklisted

What was the function of the GI Bill?

it helped fveterans buy affordable homes after WWII

What happened to the Rosenberg's?

they were executed for being spies

What was the baby boom?

the increase in birth rates from 1945-1964

All of the following show Americans conformed inthe 1950s except

lloving beat culture and staying hip

As the suburbs grew in the 1950s more...

white people moved to the suburbs

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

Congressman who said people were communists without evidence

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1950s American Life

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Life at home here in the 1950s.

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1
What was the House of Un-American ActivitiesCommittee (HUAC)?
they investigated suspected communists
they found intelligence information out about the USSR
they made laws making it illegal tospeak against segregation
they tried Nazi war criminals after WWII
2
What was the main concern of the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s?
there were too many accidents on outdated american highways
There was not enough science and math education
Communists in America wanted to overthrow the government
There were too many race-related fights throughout the US
3
William Levitt is best known for building houses in which area of the country?
city
country
south
suburbs
4
What was the fate of the Hollywood Ten?
they were executed for being Nazis
they became famous for anti-war movies
they became congressmen and friends with Joe McCarthy
they were imprisoned and blacklisted
5
What was the function of the GI Bill?
it helped fveterans buy affordable homes after WWII
it helped implement the Marshall Plan
it helped veterans report suspected communists
it helped veterans with post traumatic stress disorder PTSD
6
What happened to the Rosenberg's?
they were executed for being spies
they accused other Americans of spying
they were banished to the Soveit Union
they were found not guilty of spying
7
How would you describe the economy of the 1950s?
prosperous
rollercoaster
depression
problematic
8
What was the baby boom?
the increase in birth rates from 1945-1964
Movement of kids from privateschools and into public schools
Training on how to protect children from an atomic blast
the rise in dating rates among teenagers in the 1950s
9
All of the following show Americans conformed inthe 1950s except
Buying suburban houses and their design
Striving to avoid seeming communist
lloving beat culture and staying hip
Women being mothers and men going to work
10
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
tv stars from the 19050s
accused communist spies
developers who built suburban communites
americans living in the soviet union
11
Which of the following was a theme of rock n roll music in the 1950s?
Be young and have funJ
Listen to your parents
Join the navy
a) Report your commie neighbors
12
As the suburbs grew in the 1950s more...
black people stayed in the country & whites in the city
people moved to rural areas
white people moved to the suburbs
white and black people were living together in the suurbs
13
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
Congressman who said people were communists without evidence
The general in charge then fired forinsubordination in Korea
Ablacklisted actor who moved to China
1950s rock n roll star who said kids shouldbe young and free
14
As the economy grew during the 1950s, and consumers bought more, what happened to prices?
jobs grew scarce
prices stayed the same
they went down
they went up
15
Bert the Turtle says:
"Drugs are bad, mmmkay?!"
"Shut up children!"
"Don't trust commies!"
"Duck and Cover!"

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