1950s

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

Beatnik

• an elderly person in the 1920s who suffered financial loss.

• the fact or process of converting someone or something back to a former state.

• ­ a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation.

• This was a type of music which challenged earlier music and was popular to teenagers.

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

• Baby Boom
• Summit
• Perjury
• Arms Race

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

When soldiers returned home from World War II, what helped them get lower mortgage rates and paid for their continued education?

• The Consitution

• Veteran's Fund

• G.I. Bill of Rights

• Military Service Reimbursement Bill

How did Baby Boom change life in the United States? 

• child labor increased
• population grew quickly
• fewer new homes were built
• more people moved into larger cities

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 Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...

• WWII baby boom and GI Bill
• Fear of communist influences inside the city
• Increased immigration
• Increased demand for automobiles

Read the statement below.

I avoid traditional jobs. I reject all forms of convention. I study Eastern religions. I groove on modern jazz.

Which type of person in the 1950s would have been most likely to say these things?

• a beat writer

• a "baby boomer"

• an "organization man"

• an abstract expressionist painter