Week 17: The American Standard of Living

To transmit, or send, a signal from a radio or television station is to ______.

• tune

• telegraph

• broadcast

• signal

Look at the interstate map in your newspaper. What is the interstate that runs from California to Tennessee?

• Interstate 40

• Interstate 65

• Interstate 94

• Interstate 10

TV Guide was the most popular _____ in the 1950s?

• Magazine

• Channel

Housing communities created in several cities were called _______.

• Eisenhower Communities

• HOAs

• Hoovervilles

• Levittowns

A _____ which is a highway around a city, has a three-digit road number in the federal highway system.

• Major road

• Interstate

• Beltway

• City road

_____ in theaters were a popular choice for inexpensive entertainment in the 1950s.

• Drive

• Walk

• Race

• Sit

An _____highway serves two or more states and is built under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956.

• Important highway

• State

• Interstate

Most outdoor theaters had a ____ stand where moviegoers could get snacks.

• Eating

• Snack

• Food

• Concession

A community close to a larger city is called a ______.

• Out city

• Mini city

• Small city

• Suburb

What was a popular bathroom color choice for many Americans in the 1950s?

(a)