1950s Study Guide

Who are baby boomers? 

• People that are not able to speak
• period after WW2 resulting in high birth rates
• People born after the vietnam war 
• People who helped end WW2

What new music was introduced in the 1950s? 

• Jazz
• Rock n Roll
• Hip Hop
• Rap

Rock-n-roll music grew out of which other form of music?

• polka

• swing

• ragtime

• blues

The GI Bill made it possible for servicemen to what?

• find blue-collar jobs

• make military careers

• buy homes

• lose their jobs

Many people moved to the suburbs for

• a better life

• departure from tradition

• homes closer to jobs

• less space

This scientist invented the polio vaccine

• Chuck Berry

• Jonas Salk

• Lucille Ball

• Albert Einstein

The vast majority of new homes in the 1950s were built in the

• big cities

• small cities

• suburbs

• rural areas

Marketing strategy where companies purposely design products to wear out or become outdates

• consumerism

• conglomerate

• planned obsolescence

• franchise

A major corporation that includes smaller companies in unrelated industries

• consumerism

• conglomerate

• planned obsolescence

• franchise

The braceros were Mexican workers who came to the United States during WWII to harvest crops.

• true

• false