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

A
It provided grants that enabled people to pay for college.
B
It developed research that led to advancements in radios and computers.
C
It provided affordable automobiles and other forms of transportation.
D
It offered unemployment benefits.
E
It made loans affordable for the purchase of homes, farms, and businesses.
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The availability of consumer goods and the means to buy them most led to which of the following in the 1950s?

A
the counterculture
B
the sitcom culture
C
the consumer culture
D
the computer culture
4

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

A
the invention of television
B
the GI Bill funding for TV purchases
C
the mass production of televisions
D
the rise of the counterculture
5

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

A
Experts incorrectly predicted that an economic collapse would follow the end of World War II.
B
The gross national product was cut in half between 1945 and 1960 due to a decrease in production.
C
The federal government did not provide any additional money to help the economy.
D
Wages fell and inflation rose dramatically during the 1950s due to a struggling economy.
6

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
7

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

A
the beat generation.
B
the civil rights movement.
C
the counterculture.
D
the advertising industry.
8

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

A
between 1940 and 1960
B
between 1945 and 1960
C
between 1956 and 1974
D
between 1960 and 1980
9

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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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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