1950's Homefront Quiz Review

Use your content knowledge and the advertisement to answer the question. Which of the following answers best aligns with the ideas that Levittown advertised?

• a free home for everyone

• the "American Dream' of home ownership

• the dream of a car for every family

• a church in every neighborhood

Study the graph and answer the question. The change in U.S. imports of crude oil during the 1950s was mostly due to.

• increased air and road travel

• growing agricultural output

• growing reliance on wind and solar energy

• increased interest in fuel efficiency

What is the relationship between the baby boom and the Interstate Highway act?

• The baby boom increased the number of people living in suburbs, which increased the demand for highways

• The Interstate Highway act was designed to stop people from using the highways to move to suburbs

• Because of the large population increase, only Interstates could be used to move people around

• Most new places to live were only accessible by the new Interstates

Study the photographs and answer the question. Demand for these types of goods expanded after World War II as a result of.

• reduced rural migration to urban centers

• fewer immigration restrictions

• increased birthrate

• expanded savings due to uncertainty

Study the sources and answer the question. The developments shown in these two sources primarily led to

• decreased sales of automobiles

• increased migration to northern cities

• increased long-distance automobile travel

• decreased demand for airline travel

Study the source and answer the question. Which statement explains the change in the number of polio cases reported in the United States?

• A media campaign informed people about how to avoid contracting polio

• Advancements in medicine led to the development of a polio vaccine

• The government enforced travel restrictions to prevent the spread of polio

• Quarantines of polio patients were implemented throughout the country

The sign below commemorates a project that was initiated in the 1950s. How did this project impact the U.S. economy over time?

• It increased the market supply of automobiles, which led to a decrease in food prices.

• It increased the market supply of automobiles, which led to a decrease in government spending.

• It increased the consumer demand for automobiles, which led to increased reliance on foreign oil.

• It increased the consumer demand for automobiles, which led to increased opportunities for homeownership.

Look at the advertisement below and answer the question. The advertisement most directly reflects which of the following?

• The growing prosperity and leisure of Americans in the 1950s

• The materialistic excesses of the rich in the 1950s

• A push for social conformity in the 1950s

• The recreational limits imposed by a poor economy in the 1950s

Look at the photograph and answer the question. The photograph demonstrates how the introduction of television affected

• the role of women outside the household

• the dynamics of family interaction

• food choices for the holidays

• financial decisions for the household

Look at the graphic organizer and answer the question. Which invention is responsible for the major impact on American life described in the graphic organizer above?

• radio

• television

• telephone

• internet