19-1 Section Quiz

What was one of the benefits offered to veterans under the GI Bill of Rights to assist with housing?

• Free housing

• Low-interest rates for housing

• Housing vouchers

• Tax exemption on property

How did the GI Bill of Rights help veterans with college tuition?

• Provided full scholarships

• Paid part of college tuition

• Offered student loans

• Gave stipends for living expenses

Who were involved in creating suburbs in response to the housing crisis?

• Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla

• William Levitt, Henry Kaiser

• George Washington, Abraham Lincoln

• John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie

Where was the first suburban development created by William Levitt and Henry Kaiser located?

• Long Island in New York

• Silicon Valley in California

• The outskirts of Chicago

• Near Houston in Texas

What measure did Congress take to prevent runaway inflation?

• Congress abolished all controls

• Congress reduced taxes

• Congress reestablished controls similar to wartime

• Congress increased wages

What did people do with their money during the war that contributed to the economy after the war?

• People invested in foreign markets

• People saved a lot of money

• People spent all their money on consumer goods

• People donated their money to the war effort

What kept defense spending high after the war?

• Concern over Soviet expansion

• The discovery of new resources

• Reduction in military personnel

• The end of wartime production

Which plan provided a boost to the post-war economy?

• The New Deal

• The Marshall Plan

• The Roosevelt Plan

• The Truman Doctrine

What action did Truman threaten to take against the striking workers?

• He threatened to increase their wages

• He threatened to imprison them

• He threatened to draft the workers and order them as soldiers

• He threatened to deport them

What erupted in the South leading to social unrest?

• Labor strikes

• Racial violence

• Political protests

• Economic crisis