Postwar America

After World War II, the United States economy

• entered a severe depression

• completely stalled as wartime production fell

• shifted to producing consumer goods

• fluctuated as it withdrew from world markets

Who proposed the new program to Congress called the "Fair Deal?"

• Roosevelt

• Johnson

• Kennedy

• Truman

The G.I. Bill of Rights helped veterans' return to civilian life by doing all of the following EXCEPT

• offering low-interest, federally guaranteed loans

• encouraging veterans to get an education by paying part of their tuition

• guaranteeing veterans a year's worth of unemployment benefits while job hunting

• buying each veteran a basic home in one of William Levitt's suburban developments

Rock-and-roll music

• became a symbol of youth culture

• attacked traditional religious authority

• grew out of a subversive communist movement

• developed as the southern alternative to rhythm and blues music

During the 1950s, American consumers

• had less money to spend

• bought fewer goods on credit

• purchased new labor-saving appliances

• did not respond well to commercial advertisements

Television programs in the 1950s often

• did not allow commercial advertising

• dealt with real-life problems, such as illness, alcoholism, and depression

• gave equal air time to African American and other minority characters and stories

• idealized families with the father as breadwinner and the mother as homemaker

In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock n roll were viewed as

• harmless entertainment

• rebellion

• African-American culture

• mainstream American values

President Truman threatened to ____ striking workers to prevent strikes from crippling the nation.

• arrest

• sue

• draft

• deport

In the 1950's most homes were built in the

• Cities
• Rural Areas
• Military bases
• Suburbs

The Fair Deal did all of the following EXCEPT

• Increased the minimum wage

• Extended Social Security coverage

• Financial support for cities to build affordable housing

• Provided a down payment for all Americans moving to suburbs