20.1 History Lesson

Multiple Choice

Who held large tent meetings in the Los Angeles area in the late 1940s?

• Kathryn Kuhlman
• Billy Graham
• William Branham
• Oral Roberts

Multiple Choice

In 1956, five young America missionaries were killed by ____________ tribesmen in the jungles of _______.

• Inuit, Alaska
• Maori, New Zealand
• Waodani, Ecuador

• Zulu, South Africa

Multiple Choice

Who wrote Through Gates of Splendor?

• Jim Elliot
• Nancy Elliot
• John Elliot
• Elisabeth Elliot

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The _______ unit during the 1950s continued to be the backbone of society with parents teaching their children obedience and traditional values of right and wrong.

• community
• government
• family
• school

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Although the 1950s had safety and prosperity, _________ and _________ against people of color remained widespread throughout the decade.

• Segregation, discrimination

• segregation, prejudice

• prejudice, desperation

• inequality, equality

Multiple Choice

Many states during the 1950s practiced _______________. Most people believed that God instituted capital punishment to discourage murder and to teach mankind the value of human life.

• corporal punishment
• execution
• capital punishment
• death penalty

Multiple Choice

The productive wars after WWII brought forth the research and development of the improved _______, ________, and other technologies such as weather radar, lasers, and medical advancements.

• inventions, lawnmowers

• jet aircraft, computers

• discoveries, food

• machines, sunglasses

Multiple Choice

What did the GI Bill do?

• The GI Bill provided free healthcare to all veterans
• The GI Bill offered financial assistance to veterans of the Korean War
• The GI Bill granted veterans access to discounted travel services
• The GI Bill provided benefits such as education assistance, home loans, and unemployment compensation to World War II veterans.

Multiple Choice

What real estate company introduced mass production of low-cost housing in the 1940s?

• Johnson & Partners
• Williams & Associates
• Smith & Co
• Levitt & Sons

Multiple Choice

How many homes were in Levittown on the outskirts of New York's Long Island?

• about 50000

• about 3000

• about 6000

• about 1000

Multiple Choice

How much was a Levitt house?

• $10,000
• $12,000
• $15,000
• $8,000

Multiple Choice

After WWII, many people moved from the ____ to the ____.

• farm, city

• mountains, farm

• deserts, city

• rural, areas

Multiple Choice

By the 1970s, more people lived in the ______ than the cities.

• Suburbs
• Oceans
• Mountains
• Rural areas

Multiple Choice

With more people owning cars, many people could commute from the their suburban homes to the job in the ______.

• town
• village
• suburb
• city

Multiple Choice

Large cities with suburban areas became known as ____________ areas.

• suburban
• metropolitan
• urban
• rural

Multiple Choice

After WWII, better and faster transportation brought fruit, vegetables, meat, and dairy products to new _____ in cities and towns.

• markets

• stores

• gas stations

• supermarkets

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New technology increased the production of food and led to better methods of preservation, such as __________.

• Canning food

• Pickling food

• Dehydrating food

• Freezing food

Multiple Choice

Who developed the polio vaccine?

• Dr. Jonas Salk
• Dr. Isaac Newton
• Dr. Marie Curie
• Dr. Albert Einstein

Open Ended

Name some new synthetic materials that were developed in the 1950s?

Multiple Choice

Who were some popular baseball players in the 1950s?

• Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio Jackie Robinson

• Sandy Koufax, Ti Lang, Po Panda

• Hank Aaron, Joe Smith, Ty Cobb

• Babe Ruth, Aaron Studt, Ben Sheets

Multiple Choice

Who was the first black baseball player to play in the MLB?

• Michael Jordan
• LeBron James
• Derek Jeter
• Jackie Robinson

Multiple Choice

Who was Marian Anderson?

• Marian Anderson was a renowned scientist.
• Marian Anderson was a professional athlete.
• Marian Anderson was an African-American opera singer.

• Marian Anderson was a famous chef.

Multiple Choice

In 1955, Marian Anderson became the first Black American to perform with the _________ in New York City.

• Broadway Theater
• Carnegie Hall
• Lincoln Center
• Metropolitan Opera

Multiple Choice

During the 1950s, many American tourists visited national parks, visited historic places along the East Coast, or visited ______ battlefields.

• Civil War
• World War II
• Revolutionary War
• Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

______ created a greater feeling of national pride and unity.

• Famous landmarks
• Popular celebrities
• Local traditions
• Travel

Multiple Choice

During the 1950s, more people started to travel by ___ rather than by sea.

• land
• air
• space
• underwater

Multiple Choice

In 1958, first commercial passenger jet, the _________ was introduced.

• Lockheed L-1011
• Boeing 727
• Airbus A380
• Boeing 707

Multiple Choice

Who created Disneyland and what year?

• Donald Duck, 1940
• Mickey Mouse, 1960
• Walt Disney, 1955
• Goofy, 1970

Multiple Choice

Additionally, the television replaced radio, newspapers, and magazines as the major source of ____ and __________.

• news and information
• updates and data
• gossip and facts
• entertainment and knowledge

Multiple Choice

By the end of the 1950s, most Americans watched the three major television broadcasting networks, _____, ___, and ____.

• ABC, CBS, and NBC
• HBO, CBA, JIN

• CNN, FOX, IWN

• FOX, WGN, INP