American Studies 2 Midterm Review

__________ was the policy adopted by the US towards communism.

• Containment

• Detainment

• Expulsion

• Enhancement

HUAC stands for:

• House Un-American Activities Communists

• House Ultimate Attack Club

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• House Unfair Attacks Committee

McCarthyism is when accusations of communist activities are _________.

• Legitimate

• Unfounded

• Proven

• None of these

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

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

In the 1950s men’s roles usually included all of the following EXCEPT: 

• Making important family decisions
• Supporting their families financially
• Cooking, cleaning, and managing the household
• Going to college

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

What was the result of the following:

1. Increased number of cars that American's owned

2. Need to connect major urban centers for commercial growth

• More car garages

• Drive in movie-theatres

• "Muscle" cars and sports cars

• Interstate highway system

Why did many American cities begin to decline after World War II?

• Middle class white families moved to suburbs

• There was an increase in taxes

• They weren't being rebuilt from damage incurred during war

• There was a decrease in segregated public housing

The main style of music in the 1950's was

• jazz

• hip-hop

• country

• rock n roll