Eisenhower's Presidency

Eisenhower's Presidency

By The Coach Williams

Open Ended

What was the major cause of prosperity during the 1950s?

Open Ended

What was there an increase in demand for? What did it lead to?

Multiple Choice

Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram?

• 1- increased urban decay

  2- increased leisure time

• 1- increased demand for housing

  2- increased deforestation

• 1- increased demand for automobiles

  2- increased labor union membership

• 1- increased immigration

  2- increased racial tension

Open Ended

What did the US Fear and what did that lead to?

Open Ended

What did the beat Generation Encourage and how did it contradict the idea of conformity (sameness)?

Open Ended

How did the television improve the economy?

Multiple Choice

What did Levittown's lead to?

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

Open Ended

How were women influenced to embrace their 'new' role as homemakers?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1?

• The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union?

• The US government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration

• The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the US from space

• The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes a positive impact of the Beat Generation?

• The Beats brought sheet music from music halls to people's homes

• The beats expressed a new pride in African-American Heritage

• The Beats encouraged independent thinking in an age of conformity

• The Beats decorated the walls of buildings with murals depicting their heritage