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EOC Review: Post War America, Part 1 (L&M)
EOC Review: Post War America, Part 1 (L&M)
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Post War US EOC Review
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1
The person that would more than likely be hired by a 1950s office was a person that
is a very free thinking individual.
conforms to the standard set by the company.
thinks "outside of the box."
has lots of new ideas.
2
Eisenhower's Campaign saying was what?
I like Ike
Dwight is Right
Four more years for the Eisenhowers
Ike for President
3
Dynamic Conservatism
was a political policy of which individual?
Truman
Nixon
Eisenhower
Stevenson
4
What change did women in the 1950s continue from the previous generation?
Were encouraged to continue working.
Increased their numbers in the workforce.
Left the workforce completely.
Lowered their numbers in the workforce.
5
At the height of the Baby Boom which was true?
A child was born every 20 seconds on average.
100 million homes were bought.
200 million homes were bought.
A child was born every 7 seconds on average.
6
Dynamic Conservatism is what?
Truman's Political stance
Speaking about conserving
Being a Conservative activist
Disagreeing completely with liberal ideas
7
Harry Truman gave 350 campaign speeches mainly saying what?
Congress has done nothing
That Schools should get Federal aid
Civil Rights needs to be passed
That the Americans deserve a Fair deal
8
Levittown inspired what change in American society?
The creation of Interstate Highways.
desegregation
The Baby Boom
The creation of suburbs near major cities.
9
Which was the most successful way for the Film industry to reclaim its audience
Advertising/Marketing
3-D Movies
Cinemascope (Higher quality movies)
Door Prizes
10
Who ran against Eisenhower in 1952?
Kennedy
Stevenson
Truman
Nixon
11
Which is true about Levittown?
Homes were easily made and inexpensive.
Homes were customized to fit the buyer.
Homes were located within walking distance from downtown.
The neighborhood was very diverse.
12
Which President proposed the Fair Deal?
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
13
The US became known as an affluent Society because
there was an abundance based economy
The invention of the televison
There was a scarcity based economy
there were many blue collar jobs avaliable
14
The word for the divide between the youth and their parents is what?
Generation Gap
Youth Gap
Youth Divide
Generation Divide
15
After Truman proposed a Civil Rights Bill what third party was created by southern Democrats?
New Democrats
Southrats
States' Rights Democratic Party
Dixiecrats
16
The Largest Public works bill under Eisenhower's Administration was what?
The GI Bill
The Levittown Act
The Federal Highway Act
The Taft-Hartly Act
17
Which of these people began playing African American music on the radio
Jack Kerouac
Alan Freed
Buddy Holly
Allen Ginsberg
18
What unintended purpose did the Interstate Highway system have?
Created Evacuation routes from major cities
Allowed for Faster Travel
Created thousands of jobs
Created Businesses and shopping centers
19
What was ENIAC?
a radio the first used the transistor
the earliest computer
the first transistor
the earliest television
20
What was a major economic problem facing the United States after WWII?
Deflation
Scarcity
Inflation
Abundance
21
Radio changed its programming to all but what to regain its audience
News
Talk
Comedies/Dramas
Music
22
Which President was in office at the time of the Interstate Highway Act?
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Roosevelt
23
Who is this?
Dewey
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Truman
24
What is a transistor?
A device used to calculate simple math equations
A device created by Jonas Salk
A device developed to make Televisions less expensive
A device used to amplify or switch electronic signals
25
The Beat Movement was what?
A Group of nonconformist authors, writers and artists
A group advocating for the nutritional value of beets
A group of African American Artists
A group of Hippies
26
Eisenhower won his second term in office mainly due to what?
a national healh insurance bill
successful Civil Rights legislation
American economic prosperity
The accusation of a "Do-nothing Congress"
27
Which of these things were not passed as part of the "Fair Deal?"
an expansion of Social Security
civil rights legislation
a higher minimum wage
a national housing act
28
In the 1950s, how did the US economy change?
There was no siginificant change
Switched from Service based to mainly Manufacturing
Changed from mainly Blue Collar to mainly White Collar
Switched from a Peacetime to Wartime Economy
29
What gave veterans the ability to do things like buy new homes, and go to college?
The National Housing Act
The Taft Hartley Act
The G.I. Bill
The Fair Deal
30
Who is this person?
Adlai Stevenson
HarryTruman
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
31
What group of people began to move out of the cities during the 1950s
Middle Class Minorites
Lower Class Whites
Middle Class whites
Upper Class African Americans
32
Eisenhower's politics were described as what?
Far Right
Far Left
Middle of the Road
Liberal
33
Richard Nixon gave a speech concerning a dog his family received as a gift. What was its name?
Rover
Checkers
Sherman
Bingo
34
The U.S. launched their first satellite in what year?
1957
1958
1960
1959
35
Income in the US did what from 1940 to 1955?
Doubled
Decreased
quadrupled
Tripled
36
Which of these programs was not popular on 1950's televison
Sitcoms
Athletic Competions
Variety Shows
Talk shows
37
Which of these musical artists was not part of early rock and roll
Chuck Berry
Bill Haley
Alan Ginsberg
Elvis Presley
38
Which is not a cause of the Baby Boom?
Children were needed to work to help support the family.
Economic prosperity
Young families were ready to settle down after the war.
GI Benefits encouraged starting families.
39
Who cured polio?
Adlai Stevenson
Jonas Salk
Nikita Khrushchev
Josef Lister
40
Truman sought to continue the policies of which president?
Hoover
Roosevelt
None of the Above
Eisenhower
