Postwar America

Front

People who have fought in the war.

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veteran

Front

The G.I. Bill of Rights gave veterans ______ for education, home loans, and other benefits.

Back

funds

Front

A community outside of a city is a _______.

Back

suburb

Front

A wave of births after World War II.

Back

baby boom

Front

A _______ _____ lets a user charge goods and services and pay for them later.

Back

credit card

Front

About how many babies were born in the years 1945 to 1964?

Back

about 76 million

Front

After World War II, when the men came home and took back their jobs, most women....

Back

worked as housewives and mothers

Front

What was the first "instant suburb" called?

Back

Levittown

Front

By the end of the decade, what percentage of Americans owned their own home?

Back

60%

Front

Which president announced funding for a new interstate?

Back

President Dwight Eisenhower