1950s America

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The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called

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Levittown

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The main style of music in the 1950's was

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rock n roll

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Which of the following most accurately describes planned postwar communities like Levittown? simple, low-cost housing for the working poor in cities, large country homes designed to attract buyers, small suburban homes that middle class families could afford, custom-designed homes built to meet the needs of individual buyers

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small suburban homes that middle class families could afford

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Singer from Memphis, Tennessee whose music awoke a generation of young people to the sounds of rock n' roll

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Elvis Presley

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After the war, the ___?___ replaced radio and movies as the main entertainment for American families.

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television

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Suburbia as the "American Dream" represented

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conformity, stability, happiness.

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Which of following accurately describes the expected role of women in the 1950s? Options: Politically Active, Happy Housewife, Majority Income Earner, Single Mothers

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Happy Housewife

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People who perform professional, managerial, or Administrative type work, these people usually wear suits or business attire.

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White Collar Jobs

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Eisenhower created this to help provide military assistance and quick evacuations from major cities: Interstate Highways, Airports, Subways, Starbucks

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Interstate Highways

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All of the following promoted growth of suburbs EXCEPT: low-cost government loans, expanded road and highway construction, increased automobile production.

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inclusion of black families in suburbs