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1950s

Authored by ANTONIO CANALES

History

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Why was there a baby boom after World War II?

Many babies were born after soldiers returned home

Less babies were born after soldiers returned home

Many babies were adopted from overseas

Children were forced to work in factories

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where did middle-class people move to after World War II?

suburbs

cities

farms

mountains

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Who did the GI bill help?

women

African Americans

veterans

farmers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What did the GI Bill do?

provide resources to veterans to go to college and buy a house

allow soldiers to leave the military early

provide families of veterans new clothes

allow veterans to get a free car

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What are suburbs?

cities near the coast

areas outside of the center of cities

underground bomb shelters

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