1950s: Economic prosperity

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

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

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

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

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

• incentives offered under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers

Which numbered pair of phrases best completes this diagram?

• (1) Increased urban decay; (2) Increased leisure time

• (1) Increased demand for housing; (2) Increased deforestation

• (1) Increased demand for automobiles; (2) Increased labor union membership

• (1) Increased immigration; (2) Increased racial tension

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

• economic prosperity following World War II

• an increase in immigration after World War II

• the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

• reductions in peacetime defense spending

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

• The decline of family farming

• The growth of the suburbs

• The spread of new diseases

• The reduction of defense spending

The 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

Which option completes this title?

• Social Security Act

• GI Bill

• Twenty-Sixth Amendment

• Americans with Disabilities Act

The changes described in this list contributed most directly to-

• a decline in homeownership rates

• an increase in consumer spending

• a decrease in federal employment opportunities

• a rise in the number of business failures

Resulted from prosperity after WWII, baby boom, and increased demand for housing.

• rural

• suburbs

• urban

Economic Prosperity- Resulted in consumer spending, growth of Middle Class, led to Interstate highway system.

• True

• False