Family of the 1950's

What was Eisenhower's secret reason for establishing a national highway system in the US?

• enabling "white flight" to take place

• it allowed our military to get around the country quicker

• police would be able to control young protestors during elections

• it enable the FBI to keep tabs on the travel movements of our citizens

What is the massive increase in the number of births in the US from 1945 to 1960 called?

• Nuclear Family

• Generation X

• Kid Explosion

• Baby Boom

What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.

• An increase in immigration

• A decrease in trade

• 1950S economic prosperity

• A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending

The vast majority of new homes in the 1950’s were built here

• suburbs
• cities
• barrios
• sub-divisions

With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ____ became an American way of life.

• consumerism
• social conformity
• planned obsolescence
• a 40-hour work week

Everyone wanted to look like a __________ because of conformity

• beatnik

• conformist

• good american

• communist

What led to the creation of first suburban housing developments?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Brown v. Board of Education

• G.I. Bill of Rights

What was a govt. sponsored creation of infrastructure and US military moved more efficiently?

• GI Bill of Rights

• National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

Women's role in the 1950's

• Was to be a working woman

• Was to be independent

• Was to be a teacher

• was to be a homemaker and mother

The National Defense Education Act allocated funds to train...

• Soldiers

• Scientists

• Politicians

• Businessmen