1950s America

The "baby boom" referred to

• The decrease in population after WWII

• The rise in nonconformist beliefs

• Rapid population growth after WWII

Who was the major audience for rock n roll music

• Teens

• Adults

• Northerners

• Religious groups

In the 1950's most homes were built in the

• Cities
• Rural Areas
• Military bases
• Suburbs

After the war, the United States economy...

• entered a severe depression

• stayed the same as during the war

• plummeted due to lack of consumer spending

• shifted to producing consumer goods

The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...

• WWII baby boom and GI Bill
• Fear of communist influences inside the city
• Increased immigration
• Increased demand for automobiles

What was the significance of Levittown?

• It showed the need for a working GI Bill
• It sparked the growth of the American suburbs
• It was the center of the American industry
• It was the site of the Kennedy-Nixon debates

Which factor directly contributed to the post–World War II development of the community shown in the cartoon?

• rise in the birth rate
•  decrease in school construction
•  decline in the availability of home loans
• increase in the number of women in the labor force

 The baby boom in the United States of the 1950s and 1960s had its most significant impact on the

• rebirth of urban business districts
•  decreased use of child labor in factories
• recruitment for the armed forces
•  construction of housing and schools

The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called

• Hollywood

• Anaheim

• Levittown

• Morristown

Which of the following most accurately describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?

• simple, low-cost housing for the working poor in cities

• large country homes designed to attract buyers

• small suburban homes that middle class families could afford

• custom-designed homes built to meet the needs of individual buyers