America the Story of Us, Superpower, 11

During the baby boom of 1946-1964, a baby was born every ____ seconds.

• 30

• 10

• 2

• 17

In 1951, the average price of a home was $8,000 USD, how much is that in today's money?

• $71,000

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 51,000

A move to the ________ gave families the opportunity to own their own home with a yard, and commute to work.

• urban area

• federal housing administration

• downtown area

• suburbs

What invention helped create large numbers of Americans moving to the South (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas)?

• air conditioning (air con)

• Spanish architecture

• double-pane windows

• two-story homes

Which American president had seen an efficient highway system in Germany/Europe during World War II, and wanted to improve American roads?

• President Lyndon Banes Johnson

• President Dwight Eisenhower

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Harry Truman

Once the Interstate Highway system was built, how long did it take to drive across America?

• 2 weeks

• 10 days

• 100 days

• 4 days

Which president promised to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s?

• President Lyndon Johnson

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Dwight Eisenhower

• President Harry Truman

What invention helps Americans live a better life in the 21st century?

• Door-to-door salesmen

• Sputnik

• Chocolate chips

• Steel

What is the name of the first American space craft to land on the moon?

• Sputnik

• Apollo 11

• Lunar Landing 2000

• Space X

From 1946-1990 the U.S. government spent $5 trillion dollars, that is $________for every man, woman, and child in America

• $1,000,000,000

• $20,000

• $10

• $200