Post WWII (Standards 20 - 23)

The massive increase in America's population after World War II.

• Fair Deal
• Baby Boom
• Beat Movement
• Consumerism

A social and economic order and ideology that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts.

• Suburbs
• Mass Media
• Consumerism
• Beat Movement

An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.

• Fair Deal
• Suburbs
• Gi Bill of Rights
• The Beat Movement

A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II. Benefits are still available to persons honorably discharged from the armed forces.

• The Beats Movements
• Consumerism
• Baby Boom
• GI Bill of Rights

After World War II, most women...

• Worked in factory jobs because of the high demand for consumer goods

• returned to the home as the men returned from fighting overseas

• were able to attend college for the first time

• earned as much money as men in the workplace

What refers to hatred or prejudices against Jewish people?

• Anti-semitism

• Talmud Tormentors

• Stereotyping

• Pograms

Any of the means of communication, as television or newspapers, that reach very large numbers of people.

• Consumerism
• Beat Movement
• Mass Media
• Jazz

What is the subdivision called that was built after World War II and helped give middle-class families affordable housing?

• Levittown

• Hooverville

• Midtown

• Schererville

Which of the following was an effect of the economic prosperity of the 1950's?

• Americans invested in consumer goods based on the home, such as televisions, appliances, & automobiles.

• Americans invested heavily in the stock market

• Americans continued to pay high taxes

• Americans purchased more foreign goods produced in Asian countries like Korea and Japan

What was the image of the ideal woman in the 1950’s?

• Nurse

• Teacher

• Housewife

• Astronaut