WorksheetsLife in the 50s
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Suburbs were created after WWII in the United States to provide housing. Where can you find suburbs.
Inside cities
In rural areas
On the outskirts of cities before you reach rural areas.
All of the above are correct
Why was it necessary for the creation of suburbs?
Not enough room in cities.
Too far away to live in rural areas.
The desire to start families and the baby boom.
The government wanted to move people to them.
The best explanation for the decision by Truman in desegregating the U.S. military is.
African Americans had performed well in the military during WWII even though they had been segregated.
It was the right thing to do.
There was strong pressure across the country to desegregate.
The military itself wanted to desegregate to make it easier to manage the armed forces.
There were fears after WWII that the U.S. and the rest of the world would fall back into Depression. Why did this not take place?
Companies quickly shifted from war time to peace time production.
Wages for workers jumped dramatically across the country.
Women remained in the work force and therefore more money was available to buy goods.
Following WWII there was an economic explosion. People bought all sort of things because they had saved money during the war.
Many workers were frustrated after WWII because wages had not increased during the war. So just like after WWI workers across the country began strikes. What was the response to the strikes.
Owners quickly caved into demands from unions and increased wages.
Strikes became violent and the military was called in to break up the strikes with violence.
President Truman threatened to draft workers and seize the factories to keep them open.
Communist infiltrated the unions to create more problems in the U.S.
What is the best definition of Dixiecrat?
Southern Democrats who firmly backed the programs of President Truman.
Southern Democrats who had backed the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Southern Democrats who backed the Republican Dewey in the 1948 election.
Southern Democrats who were disgusted with Truman and his Civil Rights programs.
President Truman's plan to improve the economy was called the fair deal. It proposed to provide a national health care program. Which president brought back this idea much later.
Obama
Nixon
Reagan
Carter
Which of the following businesses is not a conglomerate.
General Electric which makes electric light bulbs, trains and jet engines.
Disney which makes films, television programs, operates amusement parks and sells toys.
Bob's gas and go which sells gasoline, hot dogs, pop and chips only in your town.
Alphabet Incorporated which operates google, is developing self driving cars and drone delivery systems.
Why did the Baby Boom take place.
Soldiers returning from WWII wanted families.
The economy was booming.
The Great Depression was over.
All of the options are reasons for the baby boom.
The growth of the Interstate Highway System helped impact cities the most by causing what.
Whites to move to the suburbs leaving inner cities to the poor including African Americans.
Faster transportation of goods around the nation.
The ability for families to take more vacations by taking long road trips.
All of the above are good answers.
The best example of planned obsolescence from the following options is what?
A new home
A pair of work boots.
A new food.
A new cell phone.
