1950's Trends

1950's Trends

7th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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7th - 12th Grade

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who signed the Federal Highway Act of 1956 into law?

Donald Trump

Michelle Obama

Harry Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A marked increase in the birthrate, especially in the US following WWII

Baby Boom
Summit
Perjury
Arms Race

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Teenagers liked to listen to this type of music during the 1950s

Rock and Roll

Hip Hop

Country

Classical

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Due to the baby boom after WWII, what was needed?

More stores

More factories

More houses

More parks

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which post World War II program provided the following for our veterans?

-funds for education and training

-home, farm and business loans

-unemployment compensation

Marshall Plan

G.I. Bill

Emancipation Proclamation

Truman Doctrine

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The traditional role of the housewife called for her to:

Contribute an income to the family

Home school their children

Attend a university to get an education to act as a role model for the children

Support the husband through domestic chores

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