USH-U13-1950s USA

A graph like this means the economy is......

• is doing well

• is doing bad

• is stagnated

What kept foreign markets open after WWII destroyed European cities & manufacturing?

• Truman's Loyalty Review Boards

• The Marshall Plan

• Planned Obsolescence

• The Korean War

When a company owns many smaller companies in unrelated industries it is known as a ...

• multinational corporation

• franchise

• conglomerate

• partnership

When a company is located in more than 1 country it is known as

• multinational corporation

• franchise

• conglomerate

• partnership

When a company sells the rights for another person to own one of their stores and use their name.

• multinational corporation

• franchise

• conglomerate

• partnership

In the 50s, richer whites (Caucasians) [as well as blacks who could afford to] move from...

• suburban to urban areas

• rural to suburban areas

• urban to rural areas

• urban to suburban areas

In the 50s, many poor blacks moved from....

• rural to urban areas

• rural to suburban areas

• urban to rural areas

• urban to suburban areas

Which are all PULL factors for suburban living? (pick TWO)

• more living space

• less living space

• more crime

• less crime

When "white flight" occurred, what happened to urban areas?

• their tax revenues INCREASED

• their tax revenues DECREASED

A common theme of 1950s TV shows was...

• promoting support for WWII

• promoting family favlues

• promoting communist propaganda

• promoting minorities & LGBT