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The 1950's

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the G.I Bill

a)

A bill that gives the u.s government money

b)

a bill to integrate soldiers into the booming U.S. life.

c)

a bill sent to american families during the baby boomer

d)

a bill that went to families that were immigrants

2.

What was the baby boom?

a)

Babies were taken from there homes

b)

babies were adopted because families couldn't afford them

c)

Lots of babies were born

d)

babies were delivered by storks

3.

how long did the baby boom last?

a)

2 years

b)

10 years

c)

5 years

d)

20 years

4.

what did president Harry S Truman welcome to end the wwll?

a)

A bill of money

b)

help to the u.s soldiers

c)

helped to increase the minimum wage and social security benefits.

d)

helped families make money

5.

what does the term rationing mean?

a)

the shortage of consumer goods during wwll

b)

an abundance of consumer goods during wwll

c)

they were coupled with less employment and low wages

d)

Americans were forced to give up there money

6.

what was the highway act?

a)

A project that made it harder for cars to get places

b)

people had to give up there cars

c)

the construction of 41,000 miles of highways

d)

the construction of 20,000 miles of highway

7.

what did women that worked outside of homes do?

a)

Helped soldiers

b)

worked with the government

c)

stayed home

d)

had jobs such as nursing, teaching, secretary, or clerk

8.

what does the term levittown mean

a)

people had money to buy bigger homes

b)

people who build homes

c)

people who have the right to kick you out of your home

d)

a town that has high poverty

9.

what were the perks of being a baby boom

a)

they had phones

b)

they were the first generation to grow up with a new form of news and entertainment

c)

they never got bored

d)

that had a lot of money

10.

what happened during the 1960's

a)

wwlll broke out

b)

people lost their money

c)

the country divided bitterly over the Vietnam War and issues of social injustice

d)

their was a baby boom #2