16.1: Postwar America: America Changes

an item that lets its user charge for goods and services; it allows them to pay for the goods later

• credit card

• debit card

Which is true about credit cards?

• they can pay for items even if you are broke

• you will owe interest on the item charged

• you will save money

• you will owe more money than the item originally cost

• it is cheaper than a debit card

people who had once fought in a war for their country

• baby boom

• suburb

• veterans

• decade

• G.I. Bill of Rights

a wave of births across the nation after World War II ended

• baby boom

• suburb

• veterans

• decade

• G.I. Bill of Rights

What was a leading cause of the baby boom?

• veterans returning from the war wanted to start families

• there was a surge in immigrants

• veterans brought families from foreign nations

• the American economy was doing very well

a community outside a city

• baby boom

• suburb

• veterans

• decade

• G.I. Bill of Rights

After World War II. . .

• there were many jobs available

• there few jobs available

• there was no change in job availability

Why do people move to suburbs?

• there were not enough places to live in a city

• there was an increase in the population

• housing cost more in the city

• housing cost more in the suburbs

• there was a decrease in the population

What did the G.I. Bill of Rights actually do?

• it made veterans citizens

• it gave veterans funds for education

• it gave veterans home loans

• it gave free housing for all veterans

• it made it harder for veterans to buy homes

What is a decade?

• 10 years

• 10 months

• 10 hours

• 10 dollars

• 10 centuries