8.5 Rockin 50s Warm Up Quiz

Which option completes this title? (17B) The __?__, Then and Now.

• Americans with Disabilities Act

• Twenty-Sixth Amendment

• The G.I. Bill

• Social Security Act

Which factor MOST LIKELY contributed to this growth? (17B)

• Greater access to a college education

• Increased trust of political parties

• Widespread support for civil rights legislation

• Expansion of prosperity because of consumerism

How did rock and roll musicians like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley influence American culture in the 1950s?

• By bringing music with African American roots to mainstream audiences

• By helping bring country and western music to the South

• By popularizing the publishing of ragtime sheet music

• By writing folk music ballads that protested U.S. foreign policy

Which occurrence was a result of the shift in the number of births that began in 1946?

• The reduction of defense spending

• The decline of family farming

• The growth of the suburbs

• The spread of new diseases

Why were vaccination programs developed during the twentieth century?

• To assist farmers in irrigating groups

• To assist doctors in diagnosing injuries

• To prevent the outbreak of dangerous diseases

• To protect agricultural products from insects

Which statement describes how the G.I. Bill affected the United States during the 1950s? (17B)

• The act provided employment opportunities for women because it made discrimination in the workplace illegal.

• The financial regulations in the act protected the deposits of bank customers.

• The educational benefits included in the act helped provide training to military veterans.

• The act allowed members of the minority groups to join the armed forces because it desegregated the military.

BONUS: Which of the following is the best title for this list? (4C)

• Consequences of Twentieth-Century European Isolationism

• Economic Rivalries Between Cold War Superpowers

• Principal reasons for U.S. Entry into World War II

• Issues Contributing to the Outbreak of World War I