1950s

What were some of the technological advancements of the 1950s?

• Better Medicine (polio vaccines, birth control

• Nuclear Power Plants

• Home Televisions

• Movies

What is a vaccine?

• An email about diseases

• A school for children in suburbs

• A kind of medicine that stops people from getting a disease

• A medicine for veterans

Biggest public works project in U.S. History that was started during the 1950s...

• Interstate Highway System

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Hoover Dam

• The International Space Station

By 1960, _____ of the US population lived in the suburbs

• 4/5

• 1/3

• 25%

• 1/2

Why did more people move to the suburbs during the 1950s?

• More Americans wanted farmland to raise livestock.

• More Americans wanted to be closer to their workplaces.

• More Americans were able to move farther away from their jobs and commute to the cities.

• More Americans were able to travel overseas.

What was the Baby Boom?

• An Increase in the American birth rate between 1946 - 1964

• A decrease in the American birth rate between 1946 - 1964

• An increase of Americans born overseas

• A child tax credit for families

What new style of music did teenagers popularize during the 1950s?

• Hip Hop

• Rock and Roll

• Blues

• Swing

What is a consumer?

• Someone who buys goods and services

• Someone who sells goods and services

• Someone who owns a business

• Someone who works at a bank

Why did the need for advertising increase?

• There was an increased demand for material goods

• Companies were trying to profit as much as possible in the consumer age

• There was an increase in competition in the market.

• All of the above

An American solider just returning from the war, is enrolled in college, studying to become an engineer, and is in the process of buying a home in the suburbs. THIS VETERAN LIKELY BENEFITTED FROM WHAT GOVERNMENT SPONSORED BILL?

• Veteran's Lawman's Bill

• Patman Bill

• GI Bill

• Bonus Seekers Bill