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WorksheetsCh. 19 - Post War Boom
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Fair Deal was an economic program proposed by President Truman.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
The Dixie-crats were strong supporters of Truman's civil rights policies.
a)
true
b)
false
3.
A franchise is a company that offers similar products or services in many locations.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
The population increase known as the “baby boom” began in the late 1940s.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for typhoid fever.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
The vast majority of new homes in the 1950’s were built here
a)
suburbs
b)
cities
c)
barrios
d)
sub-divisions
7.
Referring to workers who do manual labor and wear work clothes.
a)
work force
b)
blue collar
c)
white collar
d)
unions
8.
First African-American to play professional baseball
a)
Hank Aaron
b)
Jessie Jackson
c)
Willie Mays
d)
Jackie Robinson
9.
Plan to tear down inner cities and build low-cost housing
a)
Fair Deal
b)
no child left behind
c)
termination policy
d)
urban renewal
10.
Term used to describe all people of a certain group, race, or gender
a)
stereotype
b)
consumerism
c)
racism
d)
discrimination
11.
President Truman threatened to ____ striking workers to prevent strikes from crippling the nation.
a)
arrest
b)
sue
c)
draft
d)
deport
12.
With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ____ became an American way of life.
a)
consumerism
b)
social conformity
c)
planned obsolescence
d)
a 40-hour work week
13.
Most ____ enjoyed the prosperity of the postwar period.
a)
Latinos
b)
African Americans
c)
White Americans
d)
Mexican Americans
14.
Criticism of television in the 1950s was based on ____.
a)
its portrayal of an idealized society
b)
weak transmitters
c)
the size of the screen
d)
its black and white image
15.
the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll were viewed as forms of ____.
a)
harmless entertainment
b)
rebellion
c)
mainstream American values
d)
African-American culture
16.
“White flight” involved the mass exodus of white Americans from the nation’s ____
a)
cities
b)
suburbs
c)
farms
d)
coast lines
17.
Braceros were workers who came to the United States from
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Mexico
d)
Africa
18.
The Longoria incident involved the refusal by town officials to provide funeral services to a World War II veteran because he was ____.
a)
African American
b)
Mexican American
c)
Japanese-American
d)
Native American
19.
The unsuccessful effort to integrate Native Americans by moving them off their reservations and into the nation’s cities was known as the ____
a)
Termination Policy
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Bracero Program
d)
Indian recognition Act
20.
The G.I. Bill of Rights made it possible for _________.
a)
African Americans to serve in combat positions
b)
Soldiers to take short leaves from fighting
c)
Veterans to attend college for free
d)
Enlisted men to receive officer training
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