The Postwar Boom Review

During the 1950's, the US population shifted mainly from

• The suburbs to the cities.

• The cities to rural areas.

• From rural areas to cities.

• From the cities to the suburbs.

If you were born in the period that followed WWII, you were considered to be a

• Baby boomer.

• Generation X’er.

• Beatnik.

• Hippie.

If you were raising a child during the 1950’s, to whom would you refer for the best advice?

• Jonas Salk

• Betty Friedan

• Benjamin Spock

• Kukla, Fran & Ollie

• None of the above

The General Electric Corporation is considered to be a conglomerate because it

• Sells goods and services.

• Is international.

• Dominant in the home products industry.

• Owns and operates many companies in unrelated industries.

Truman’s Fair Deal offered Americans all of the following EXCEPT

• Crop subsidy program.

• Guaranteed annual income.

• Funding for low income housing.

• Nationwide system of health insurance.

In 1948, Dixiecrats opposed Truman’s nomination for president mainly because

• he was a Democrat.

• he opposed labor unions.

• he opposed their position on civil rights.

• he had little chance of winning the election.

• All of the above.

Pursuing the American dream not only provided Americans with the good things in life, it also

• Caused a sense of dissatisfaction as people sacrificed individuality to conformity.

• Led to a higher crime rate.

• Led to a sense of greater job satisfaction.

• All of the above.

The postwar economic boom was caused by

• Demand for US goods and services to rebuild Europe.

• Cold war defense spending.

• Pent up demand for goods and services after the Great Depression.

• Investments that provided Americans with the money to spend.

• All of the above.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt could have benefited from the work of Jonas Salk.

• True

• False

After WWII, the divorce rate began to skyrocket. This occurred mainly due to

• women not wanting to give up their employment.

• A woman’s independence that made it less likely a woman would stay in a bad marriage.

• men who were upset with women wanting their own careers.

• All of the above.