Postwar Development and Suburbanization

What was the official name of the GI Bill?

• Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944

• Veterans' Benefits Act of 1945

• Soldiers' Reintegration Act of 1943

• Military Adjustment Act of 1946

Which of the following benefits was NOT provided by the GI Bill to World War II veterans?

• Education and training opportunities

• Low-cost mortgages

• Free healthcare

• Unemployment benefits

What major process happened after WWII while people looked for affordable housing?

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

• Industrialization

• Globalization

What did the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 authorize?

• Construction of the Interstate Highway System

• Creation of new urban centers

• Development of public transportation

• Expansion of railroads

How did suburban development and interstate construction impact the American landscape and economy?

• It led to the decline of rural areas

• It transformed the landscape and fueled the economy

• It caused a decrease in population

• It reduced economic growth

How did the GI Bill contribute to suburbanization?

• It gave people who were in the military access to low-cost home loans

• By offering free land to veterans

• By building new urban centers

• By reducing housing prices in cities

What was one of the impacts of the expansion of the interstate highway network in the United States?

• Decrease in automobile manufacturing

• Boost in industries such as construction and automobile manufacturing

• Reduction in job opportunities

• Decrease in American mobility

What contributed to the surge in mass consumption in the 1950s?

• Decrease in disposable income

• The baby boom, increase in suburbanization and interstate construction

• Reduction in consumer goods

• Decline in household appliances

What was a significant demographic change in the United States following World War II?

• Decrease in birth rates

• Increase in birth rates

• Decline in population growth

• Reduction in family sizes

What role did women play in the workforce during the 1950s?

• They returned to traditional gender roles exclusively

• They played an expanding role in the workforce, contributing to economic growth

• They were excluded from the workforce

• They only worked in domestic roles