1950s, 60s, and 70s Society and Culture Honors

What was the first community with mass-produced homes in the United States?

• Levittown, New York
• Portland, Oregon
• Sunnyvale, California
• Springfield, Illinois

What legislation provided for education, reduced price home and business loans, and unemployment compensation for veterans?

• Service Member Support Act
• GI Bill
• Veteran Aid Bill
• Freedom Act

The rise of defense industry jobs in the 1950s led many Americans to move to what region of the United States?

• Rust Belt

• Sunbelt

• Black Belt

• Defense Belt

The economy from 1950 to 1970 is so effective, national income effectively _________?

• stays the same

• doubles

• triples

• quadruples

What did the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?

• Limited the President to two terms or 10 years in office

• Increased the number of Supreme Court justices
• Abolished the electoral college system
• Established term limits for members of Congress

What two states were added to the Union in the 1950s?

• Arizona and New Mexico
• Alaska and Hawaii
• California and Texas
• Florida and New York

The rapid increase in the birth rate in the United States between the 1940s and 1960s led to the new generation being called _________?

• Generation X
• Greatest Generation
• Baby Boomers
• Millennials

The ideal family of the 1950s included a father, mother, and children in suburbia. This family unit is known as the _________?

• extended family
• dual-parent family

• nuclear family
• communal family

Buying new products with extra disposable income that make life easier, more convenient, and modern is known as _______?

• Consumerism

• Wealthy consumption
• Extravagant lifestyle
• Luxury spending

By the 1950s, America had turned into a _______ culture with drive-ins, franchises, and motels.

• Car

• TV

• Spiritual

• Industrial