CS#28- Postwar Economic Boom

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

• True
• False

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Following World War II, the United States experienced an era of unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Which factor contributed to this post-war prosperity?

• increased barriers to international trade
• development of a nationwide network of railroads
• increased consumer demand for goods and services
• new government regulations imposed on large corporations

Select all of the causes that led to the increased demand for consumer goods and services.

• decreased immigration from Asian countries
• establishment of the New York Stock Exchange
• increased income for a large percentage of the U.S. workforce
• rapid population growth following the homecoming of American military personnel
• establishment of a free trade agreement among the United States, Mexico and Canada

Which development following World War II caused the urban-suburban pattern shown in the diagram?

• increase in the number of farms
• expansion of highways and automobile ownership
• movement of most factories to rural areas
• decline in the use of the automobile as a means of transportation