Post-War America: Unit 14

Who was president at the conclusion of World War II?

• Truman

• Roosevelt

• Wilson

• Eisenhower

Bringing troops home and switching from a war time economy to a peace time economy is referred to as...

• mobilization

• demobilization

• scaling-back

• Fair Deal

Who won the 1948 election?

• Truman

• Dewey

• Eisenhower

• Roosevelt

Describe a correlation between war and the U.S. economy throughout both World Wars...

Leading up to the 1952 election... how many years had Democrats been in the White House?

• 8

• 16

• 20

• 24

Do you think the Interstate Highway Act has been a good or a bad thing for America?

• positive

• negative

Which franchise restaurant do you like the most out of the following choices?

• MacDonald's

• Popeyes

• Wendy's

• Chick-Fil-A

The __________ was when the birth rate in America rapidly increased from 1945-1964.

• infant explosion

• baby boom

• toddler triumph

• kid kaboom

Draw the suburbs...

Which genre of music gained massive popularity during the 1950s?

• rock-n-roll

• hip hop

• death metal

• dub step