1950s

Dramatic increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII. This was due to so many people working and making a better living.

• Baby Boom ­

• Baby Gap

• GI Bill

• Transistor

Beatnik

• an elderly person in the 1920s who suffered financial loss.

• the fact or process of converting someone or something back to a former state.

• ­ a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation.

• This was a type of music which challenged earlier music and was popular to teenagers.

A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.

• Arms Race
• Blockade
• Space Race
• Atomic Bomb

A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.

• Arms Race
• Space Race
• Snail Race
• Atomic Race

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

• It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

• The U.S. government started NASA.

• U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

• All of the above

What legislation helped American soldiers get an education and buy homes in the suburbs during the Cold War?

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Federal Housing Authority Act

• Social Security Act

• GI BIll

What innovation limited the spread of infectious diseases like polio?

• Vaccines

• Internet

• Radar

• X-rays

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

• Mass-producing houses
• Criticizing urban life
• Designing interstate highways   
• Providing low-interest mortgage loans

When soldiers returned home from World War II, what helped them get lower mortgage rates and paid for their continued education?

• The Consitution

• Veteran's Fund

• G.I. Bill of Rights

• Military Service Reimbursement Bill

How did Baby Boom change life in the United States? 

• child labor increased
• population grew quickly
• fewer new homes were built
• more people moved into larger cities