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Stuck in the Suburbs?

Authored by Melissa Archibald

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12th Grade - University

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Stuck in the Suburbs?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of

ridership on long-distance passenger trains.

immigrant populations.

communities in the suburbs.

the airline industry.

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which factors directly contributed to the post–World War II development of the community shown in the cartoon?

The rise in birth rates

Decreases in school construction

The GI Bill of 1944

An increase in the number of women in the labor force

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following was an economic effect of suburbanization?

Americans invested in consumer goods based on the home, such as televisions, appliances, & automobiles.

Americans invested heavily in the stock market.

Americans continued to pay high property taxes.

Americans purchased more foreign goods produced in Asian countries like Korea and Japan.

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In what ways did the Cold War influence and shape the suburbs.

Concerns regarding nuclear attacks encouraged Americans to live outside major cities.

Fear of communists influenced the insulted nature of suburban homes and other private spaces.

The threat of a communist attack required a highway system that could evaluate the public quickly.

Americans felt compelled to conform to traditional values, like family, in order to avoid accusations of being communist.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"I begin to feel I have no personality. I'm a server of food and a putter-on of pants and a bedmaker, somebody who can be called on when you want something. But who am I?"


What is this quote in reference to?

The Feminine Mystique

Redlining

Post-war Stability

Consumerism

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Strict understandings of gender roles became a major aspect of suburban culture.


This was reflected by the expectation that men _______, while women _______.

bowled; played poker

barbequed; baked

landscaped; gardened

were breadwinners; were homemakers

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Companies, like Ivory Soap and Duz Detergent, targeted housewives by advertising their products during serialized daytime dramas.


As a result, these daytime dramas became known as?

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