Postwar Prosperity

Question 1

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40,000

Question 2

Which US president established the interstate highway system?

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Dwight Eisenhower

Question 3

The graph shows vehicles registered in the United States from 1930 to 1960.

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Many consumers had money to spend on cars.

Question 4

How was the US economy changing in the late 1940s?

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Most industries were shifting away from wartime production.

Question 5

The graph shows US population figures from 1930 to 1960. What would most likely result from the population change shown on this graph?

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More schools would need to be built for the younger population.

Question 6

After the war ended, businesses focused most on products for

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consumers.

Question 7

Which form of technology became popular during the 1950s?

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televisions

Question 8

Which scenario is the best example of conformity during the 1950s?

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A woman becomes a homemaker instead of pursuing a career.

Question 9

In the 1940s, a housing development named Levittown was part of

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the suburbs.

Question 10

About how many American homes owned a television by 1960?

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the large majority of homes

Postwar Prosperity Answers