1950's Culture

Television helped bring about economic growth in the 1950s through its:

• Financial programs
• Children’s programs
• Credit cards
• Advertisements

William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of the suburbs by

• Mass-producing "cookie cutter" houses

• Criticizing urban life

• Designing interstate highways

• Providing low-interest mortgage loans

The post-war “baby boom” was strongly influenced by

• Very high employment rates

• Americans making more money than ever before

• Men returning home from WWII

• All of the these

Buying a product on credit allowed customers to do all of the following EXCEPT:

• Buy something that they might be not be able to normally afford

• Get a product immediately while paying for it later

• Get all products for free

• Pay for an item in fixed amounts

Which of the following BEST characterizes the youth culture of the 1950s?

• More young people were choosing to work rather than attend college
• Radio programs became more popular amongst teenagers as a source of entertainment
• They had more leisure (free) time to dedicate to entertainment and fun
• Automobiles had little influence on the life of teens

In the 1950s men’s roles usually included all of the following EXCEPT: 

• Making important family decisions
• Supporting their families financially
• Cooking, cleaning, and managing the household
• Going to college

The traditional role of the housewife called for her to:

• Contribute an income to the family

• Home school their children

• Attend a university to get an education to act as a role model for the children

• Support the husband through household chores

Many parents in the 1950s had issues with Elvis Presley for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• They believed he might cause a rise in juvenile delinquency among teenagers.

• They believed his music was tied to the African-American race.

• He encouraged guitar playing.

• His sexualized dance moves like his pelvis.

• Affordable new houses were built.

• New highways were constructed.

• Low-interest home loans were granted.

The reasons listed above explain the 1950's population shift to —

• rural areas

• urban areas

• inner cities

• suburban areas

Which of the following was an effect of the baby boom ?

• The demand for baby products and services grew

• School enrollment decreased

• More women went to work

• Men stayed home to take care of children