CS#28- Postwar Economic Boom

CS#28- Postwar Economic Boom

9th - 12th Grade

14 Qs

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CS#28- Postwar Economic Boom

CS#28- Postwar Economic Boom

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Lindsay Abbott

Used 11+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The postwar economic boom, greatly affected by advances in science, produced epic changes in American life.
True
False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the post-World War II era, the United States was able to adjust its economy from wartime production to peacetime because this nation
possessed nuclear weapons
raised tariffs on European imports
had collected its war debts from its Allies
had suffered no widespread wartime destruction

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of the baby boom on the American economy following World War II?
More money was spent on national defense.
The cost of health care decreased.
Social Security had to provide for growing numbers of retirees.
The elderly became the smallest segment of the population.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One similarity between the 1920s and the period following World War II in the United States is that during both periods
economic conditions led to a depression
the economy enjoyed a period of great prosperity
traditional standards of dress and music remained unchanged
civil rights legislation improved conditions for minorities

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement describes a major social and economic impact on American society in the post-war period?
The American economy continued to decline.
There was a sharp increase in factory employment.
The United States became an agricultural society.
Consumer goods became less expensive and easier to obtain.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The "baby boom" primarily resulted from the
economic prosperity of the 1920s
Great Depression of the 1930s
delay in marriages during World War II
rise in pop culture in the 1960s

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The post-war period in the United States signaled the beginning of a
period of unrivaled economic prosperity
decline in the influence of the television
time of excessive corruption in American government
stage in which control of the economy by the federal government increased

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