The Baby Boom

Question 1

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a pent-up demand for consumer goods

Question 2

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

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the nation’s cities.

Question 4

In their TV and radio advertisements, many car companies of the 1950s promoted

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family road vacations.

Question 5

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Court cases challenged the legality of discrimination.

Question 6

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“affluent society”

Question 7

In the 1950s, more and more homes had a television mostly due to which of the following?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the mass production of televisions

Question 8

How did “car culture” in the United States affect the new migration of the 1950s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The new highway system, which resulted from the car culture, made it easier for people to migrate from the North and East to the South and West.

Question 9

Between what years did the Gross National Product (GNP) double in the United States?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

between 1945 and 1960

Question 10

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the growth of suburbs and the increased affordability of cars

The Baby Boom Answers