AnswersTX-US History Studies Since 1877 B-Credit Recovery Summer SchoolUnit Test

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mostly

d
difficult for all but the very rich.
a
a sign of status and success.
u
unnecessary for living in the suburbs.
o
one of the provisions of the GI Bill.
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Which of the following statements best describes a change that impacted African Americans in the 1950s?

A
African Americans were welcomed into suburban neighborhoods.
B
President Truman decided to segregate the armed forces.
C
Many African Americans moved out of decaying urban areas.
D
Court cases challenged the legality of discrimination.
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Which best describes how postwar housing practices affected African American opportunities for homeownership?

A
The GI Bill stopped housing discrimination, so African Americans could buy suburban homes like everyone else.
B
Discriminatory policies often kept African Americans from buying homes in suburban communities.
C
After the war, African Americans could buy suburban homes more frequently, which helped make things more equal.
D
Government policies made it possible for African Americans to buy homes in any suburb, helping with racial integration and equal opportunities.
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Who applied assembly-line techniques to home construction in the 1950s?

A
John Kenneth Galbraith
B
Jonas Salk
C
William Levitt
D
Jack Kerouac
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Which two things combined to create a “car culture” in the United States in the 1950s?

A
the growth of suburbs and the increased affordability of cars
B
the advances in technology and the growth in unemployment
C
the end of the Great Depression and the beginning of the Cold War
D
the rise of conformity and the attitude of the beat generation
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Which best describes how postwar housing practices affected African American opportunities for homeownership?

A
The GI Bill stopped housing discrimination, so African Americans could buy suburban homes like everyone else.
B
Discriminatory policies often kept African Americans from buying homes in suburban communities.
C
After the war, African Americans could buy suburban homes more frequently, which helped make things more equal.
D
Government policies made it possible for African Americans to buy homes in any suburb, helping with racial integration and equal opportunities.
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The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 and the growth of suburbs both had a negative impact on

A
the government’s spending.
B
the nation’s cities.
C
the beat generation.
D
the baby boom.
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In their TV and radio advertisements, many car companies of the 1950s promoted

A
a rejection of consumerism.
B
family road vacations.
C
teenage rebellion.
D
the novel On the Road.
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Owning a car during the 1950s in the United States was mostly

A
difficult for all but the very rich.
B
a sign of status and success.
C
unnecessary for living in the suburbs.
D
one of the provisions of the GI Bill.
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Which of the following gave the American economy a major boost in the years after World War II?

A
the return of thousands of veterans who were seeking jobs
B
the conversion to a peacetime economy
C
a pent-up demand for consumer goods
D
a major drop in government spending

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