Post WWII American Figures

Who were the Beatniks?

• Regular citizens who supported rock-and-roll

• Writers and artists who were critical of American society

• Political figures of high importance

• Musicians who opposed rock-and-roll

The GI Bill was previously known as the_________?

• Taft-Hartley act

• Serviceman's readjustment act

• The Fair deal

Who lost to President Truman in the 1948 election?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Thomas E. Dewey

Between 1940 and 1955, the average annual income of U.S families roughly _______?

• Remained the same

• quadrupled

• Tripled

From 1945-1961 more than 65 million children were born. What was this called?

• baby boom

• toddler explosion

• Nothing

What deal raised minimum wages, increased social security, and provided construction of low-income housing?

• Square Deal

• Great Society

• Fair Deal

This federal program provided economic benefits to veterans such as money for education and low rate loans for homes and businesses

• Suburbanization

• Interstate Highway System (Federal Highway Act

• GI Bill of Rights (Servicemen's Readjustment Act

• Cash and Carry

Who was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

• A) Thurgood Marshall

• B) Clarence Thomas

• C) Sonia Sotomayor

• D) Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Which American civil rights leader delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963?

• A) Malcolm X

• B) Martin Luther King Jr.

• C) Rosa Parks

• D) John Lewis

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

• B) John F. Kennedy

• C) Lyndon B. Johnson

• D) Richard Nixon