Prosperity and Culture 1950s

Which occurrence was a result of the shift in the number of births that began in 1946?

• The decline of family farming

• The spread of new diseases

• The growth of the suburbs

• The reduction of defense spending

The changes described in this list contributed most directly to...

• a decline in home ownership rates

• a rise in the number of business failures

• a decrease in federal employment opportunities

• an increase in consumer spending

This program being promoted by this poster was created to...

• assist soldiers when they returned to civilian life

• ensure proper schooling for army officers

• provide incentives to enlist in the military

• encourage recruits to view the military as a career

The trends in this list all occurred as a result of...

• an increase in immigration after World War II

• the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

• reductions in peacetime defense spending

• economic prosperity following World War II

The data presented on this graph illustrate an economic effect of...

• the rapid demobilization of U.S. defense industries after World War II

• the federal domestic programs created as part of the Great Society

• incentives offered under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers

• assistance offered by the GI Bill to soldiers returning from World War II

What is the best title for this cartoon?

• Causes and Effects of Economic Prosperity in the 1950s

• Strengths and Weaknesses of Government Economic Policy in the 1960s

• Reasons for Government Economic Planning in the 1970s

• Major Sources of Consumer Debt in the 1980s

During the 1950s the federal government funded educational initiatives in math and science in response to...

• the development of the ENIAC computer

• the announcement of international education guidelines

• the successful launch of the first artificial satellite

• the discovery of new chemical elements