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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The movement to suburban life was typified by
automation
conformity
isolation
individualism
What happened to the nation's birthrate between 1945 and 1961?
it rapidly decreased
it stayed the same
it slightly decreased
it rapidly increased
Parents in the 1950's were accused of being too
permissive
strict
nonconformist
moralistic
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith claimed the US was experiencing an economy of
scarcity
abundance
confidence
inspiration
The period between 1945 and 1961 was known as the
"baby explosion"
"prosperous 50's"
"baby boom"
"fabulous 50's"
During the 1950's Jonas Salk developed the Salk vaccine for curing
diptheria
tuberculosis
pneumonia
polio
What happened to cities as suburbs emerged?
living conditions improved because they were no longer overcrowded
crime decreased
cities faced financial problems
immigrants and the poor had a hard time finding places to live
The Highway Act of 1956 contributed to
the relocation of businesses to Canada
an increase in farm production
the growth of suburbs
a decrease in mass transportation
The origins of rock n' roll music can be traced to music written by
African Americans
Europeans
Latinos
Native Americans
In the 1950's, the US led the world in technological advances partly because of
private donations to universities
an increase in university trained scientists
refusal to automate industries
a lack of scientists in Europe
