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Why were many African American veterans unable to take advantage of GI Bill home loans?

• Many African Americans had not been in the military long enough to apply for a home loan.

• The housing policies of the federal government precluded loans for African Americans.

• Many African Americans could not meet the strict requirements for home loans.

• The policy of redlining encouraged banks to refuse loans to African Americans.

Many different individuals had an influence on American culture and political events during the years following World War II.

Who was BB King?

• • congressman from California who built his early career
    on prosecuting supposed Communist spies

• • early rock and roll musician who greatly influenced youth
    culture and was noted for his unorthodox dance moves

• • director of the FBI who helped gather
    evidence on supposed Communists

• • government official accused of spying for the Soviet Union

• • blues musician who pioneered the use of the
    electric guitar in this style of music

Many different individuals had an influence on American culture and political events during the years following World War II.

Who was ?Joseph McCarthy?

• • blues musician who pioneered the use of the
    electric guitar in this style of music

• • US senator who sought to expose supposed Communists in many
    areas of American life, often without any substantiated evidence

• • director of the FBI who helped gather
    evidence on supposed Communists

• • early rock and roll musician who greatly influenced youth
    culture and was noted for his unorthodox dance moves

• • congressman from California who built his early career
    on prosecuting supposed Communist spies

Many different individuals had an influence on American culture and political events during the years following World War II.

Who was Alger Hiss?

• • congressman from California who built his early career
    on prosecuting supposed Communist spies

• • director of the FBI who helped gather
    evidence on supposed Communists

• • government official accused of spying for the Soviet Union

• • blues musician who pioneered the use of the
    electric guitar in this style of music

• • early rock and roll musician who greatly influenced youth
    culture and was noted for his unorthodox dance moves

Many different individuals had an influence on American culture and political events during the years following World War II.

Who was J. Edgar Hoover?

• • blues musician who pioneered the use of the
    electric guitar in this style of music

• • government official accused of spying for the Soviet Union

• • director of the FBI who helped gather
    evidence on supposed Communists

• • early rock and roll musician who greatly influenced youth
    culture and was noted for his unorthodox dance moves

• • congressman from California who built his early career
    on prosecuting supposed Communist spies

Many different individuals had an influence on American culture and political events during the years following World War II.

Who was Elvis Presley?

• • early rock and roll musician who greatly influenced youth
    culture and was noted for his unorthodox dance moves

• • director of the FBI who helped gather
    evidence on supposed Communists

• • government official accused of spying for the Soviet Union

• • blues musician who pioneered the use of the
    electric guitar in this style of music

• • congressman from California who built his early career
    on prosecuting supposed Communist spies

Many different individuals had an influence on American culture and political events during the years following World War II.

Who was Richard Nixon?

• • blues musician who pioneered the use of the
    electric guitar in this style of music

• • congressman from California who built his early career
    on prosecuting supposed Communist spies

• • government official accused of spying for the Soviet Union

• • director of the FBI who helped gather
    evidence on supposed Communists

• • early rock and roll musician who greatly influenced youth
    culture and was noted for his unorthodox dance moves

What were three intended purposes of the Indian Relocation Act of 1956?R

• Provide job training for Native Americans, primarily in industry

• remove Native Americans from the poverty of the reservations

• ensure government funded housing for Native Americans in urban areas

• provide new reservations for Native Americans in better locations

• help Native Americans settle in urban areas

Which three labels describe reasons that suburbs grew so rapidly in the 1950s?

• federal programs provided low interest home loans

• quality of new homes was better than older houses

• desire to flee the problems of the inner city

• better jobs available outside the city

• ability to commute to work easily by automobile

What was the main cause for the trend shown in the graph during the 1940s and 1950s?

• a decreased need for agricultural labor in the South during and after World War II

• economic opportunities to work in factories during and after World War II

• a sharp decrease in the price of agricultural products during and after World War II

• increased racial discrimination in the South during and after World War II