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

A
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.
B
Only wealthy people could afford cars, so the people involved in the new migration tended to be wealthy with a lot of disposable income.
C
As car ownership increased, more people stayed put and only traveled to distant places during vacations, which brought the new migration to an end.
D
Cars helped urban centers and their downtown areas prosper, which made people want to migrate to Eastern cities during the 1950s.
3

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.
4

One of the benefits of the new suburban lifestyle of the 1950s was that

A
suburban neighborhoods were inclusive and diverse.
B
suburban families did not need to own cars.
C
suburban homes had yards and crime was low.
D
suburban houses were large and had individuality.
5

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

A
the GI Bill
B
the Sun Belt migration
C
the decrease in consumer spending
D
the Interstate Highway Act
6

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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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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