Postwar America Quiz US History

Postwar America Quiz US History

11th Grade

50 Qs

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Postwar America Quiz US History

Postwar America Quiz US History

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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

30 sec • 2 pts

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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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack

Transcontinental Railroad

Amtrak Rail System

Federal Highway System

Old Town Road

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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This planned communities sprang up after WWII. They were usually located outside major market cities; families would commute to work with their new luxury cars and homes were "cookie cutter" and affordable

Suburbs

Inner City

Ultraburbs

Shopping Malls

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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The main style of music in the 1950's was

jazz

hip-hop

country

rock n roll

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

People who perform professional, managerial, or Administrative type work, these people usually wear suits or business attire.

White Collar Jobs

Blue Collar Jobs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?

high culture

stay-at-home moms

suburban conformity

planned obsolescence

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