The Baby Boom

Question 1

How did the GI Bill help the economy prosper in the 1950s? Check all that apply.

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I: It provided grants that enabled people to pay for college.; I: It offered unemployment benefits.; I: It made loans affordable for the purchase of homes, farms, and businesses.

Question 2

Conformity and the consumer culture of the 1950s were both supported by

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D: the advertising industry.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the postwar US economy?

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A: Experts incorrectly predicted that an economic collapse would follow the end of World War II.

Question 4

Which phrase was used by economist John Kenneth Galbraith to describe the prosperity of the 1950s?

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D: “affluent society”

Question 5

Which of the following gave the American economy a major boost in the years after World War II?

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a: a pent-up demand for consumer goods

Question 6

Which of the following most contributed to the postwar baby boom?

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A: the GI Bill

Question 7

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 and the growth of suburbs both had a negative impact on

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B: the nation’s cities.

Question 8

Which two things combined to create a “car culture” in the United States in the 1950s?

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t: the growth of suburbs and the increased affordability of cars

Question 9

Which of the following statements best describes a change that impacted African Americans in the 1950s?

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D: Court cases challenged the legality of discrimination.

Question 10

Which best describes how postwar housing practices affected African American opportunities for homeownership?

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B: Discriminatory policies often kept African Americans from buying homes in suburban communities.

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