America in the 1950s

People who perform professional, managerial, or Administrative type work, these people usually wear suits or business attire.

• White Collar Jobs

• Blue Collar Jobs

Program that provided a wide range of financial benefits to World War 2 Veterans, many former soldiers bought homes and attended college through the program.

• Red Scare

• Beatnicks

• GI Bill

• Suburbs

These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Amtrak Rail System

• Federal Highway System

• Old Town Road

One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of

• ridership on long-distance passenger trains
•  immigrant populations
• communities in the suburbs
• the airline industry

The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called

• Hollywood

• Anaheim

• Levittown

• Morristown

Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?

• high culture

• stay-at-home moms

• suburban conformity

• planned obsolescence

The housing boom, new industries, and military spending all led to what in the 1950s?

• Economic prosperity

• Economic decline

• Weaker military

• More land for growth

What were women expected to do for the family in the 1950s?

• To work and provide $ for the family
• Stay home and care for the children
• Shop at the mall
• Go to college

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

After the war, the ___?___ replaced radio and movies as the main entertainment for American families.

• television

• YouTube

• internet

• community swimming pool