Post War Boom

Name given to the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act,

which provided financial and educational benefits for World War II veterans.

• Dixiecrat

• Fair Deal

• G.I. Bill

• Suburb

Sharp increase in the U.S. birthrate from late '40s to early '60s.

• Baby Boom

• Franchise

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• Mass Media

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

The "American Dream" represented...

• conformity

• stability

• happiness

• All of the above

The vast majority of new homes in the 1950’s were built here.

• suburbs
• cities
• barrios
• sub-divisions

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

• Nurse

• Teacher

• Housewife

• Astronaut