Postwar America Quiz US History

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

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

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

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

The main style of music in the 1950's was

• jazz

• hip-hop

• country

• rock n roll

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

• White Collar Jobs

• Blue Collar Jobs

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

After the war, the ___?___ replaced radio and movies as the main entertainment for American families.

• television

• YouTube

• internet

• community swimming pool

If you wanted to watch a movie in the 1950s, where did you go?

• The mall

• A friend's house

• The drive-in

• To Blockbuster

Which fast food chain first opened in 1955?

• Steak N' Shake

• McDonald's

• Wendy's

• Denny's