Cold War & 1950s Culture

The surge in the American population after WWII is known as:

• The baby boom

• The GI Bill

• White Flight

• Urban Decay

Which style of music became popular with teenagers during the 1950s?

• jazz

• blues

• rock & roll

This refers to people moving out of cities and to the suburbs.

• Urban Decay

• suburbs

• baby boom

• white flight

Which of the following is a connection between 1950s culture and the Cold War?

• school drills for nuclear warfare

• rock and roll

• drive-ins

• the Long Telegram

This allowed servicemen and women to go back to college and buy homes

• suburbs

• GI bill

• baby boom

How would you accurately describe gender roles during the 1950s?

• more fluid compared to present day

• more strict compared to present day

Are things like suburbs & consumer culture considered conformity or counterculture?

• conformity

• counterculture

The beatniks would be considered _____________.

• conformity

• counterculture

Which of the following decades was most similar to the 1950s in terms of consumer culture?

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1890s

• 1920s

This refers to the breakdown of city infrastructure as a result of money moving away from the city centers.

• white flight

• urban decay

• GI bill

• baby boom