1950s

Why were they so many children being born in the 1950s? 

• 97% of males and females were married

• 87% of males and females were married

• 57% of males and females were married

• 77% of males and females were married

How did most parents react to Rock and Roll in the 1950s?

• They loved it and promoted it in the family

• They were against it and said it was connected to the devil and black culture

• They were against it but still listened to it themselves

• They were for it and actively bought records for their kids.

Who put forth ideas and attitudes that contributed to the youth rebellion against materialism and capitalism of the 1950s and 1960s?

• Business class

• Peaceniks
• Extremists

• Beat movement

What do historians call the population shift led to a loss of economic resources & increased city poverty during the 1950s. *Chicago was the example from class.

• Great Migration

• Minority flight

• White Flight

• Urban Explosion

The 1950's was a time when:

• There was lots of wealth and low unemployment; the economy was in a good state in the 1950's.

• Veterans came back poor and unemployed and looking for a job

• People lost alot of money buying houses and cars

• People could not pay their debts to credit cards in the 1950's

When soldiers returned home from World War II, what helped them get lower mortgage rates and paid for their continued education?

• The Consitution

• Veteran's Fund

• G.I. Bill of Rights

• Military Service Reimbursement Bill

Suburban life for most in the 1950's can be described by what two words?

• stable and positive

• poor and lonely

• stable and lonely

• hopeful and poor

This planned communities sprang up after WWII. They were usually located outside major market cities; families would commute to work with their new luxury cars and homes were "cookie cutter" and affordable

• Suburbs

• Inner City

• Ultraburbs

• Cities

What new style of music did teenagers popularize during the 1950s?

• country 'n' western

• blues

• jazz

• rock 'n' roll

The maps show Chicago in 1960. Which of these statements best supported by the data on the maps?

• The poor were spread evenly throughout Chicago.

• Chicago had more poor people than most other cities.

• Poverty affected all of Chicago's ethnic groups equally.

• Poverty was highest in Chicago's biggest black neighborhoods.