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WorksheetsGrade 11: Postwar prosperity
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the "GI Bill of Rights"?
laws that provided benefits to veterans, including grants for education and loans to buy homes
a list of the rights that were guaranteed to anyone who had enlisted in the military
a series of newspaper articles that described the hardships faced by veterans returning from war
a system of making the draft more fair and extending exceptions to the draft for certain groups
What word refers to people buying things even if they don't have cash to pay for them and must put them on creidt?
consumptive
contrarian
consumerism
conflagration
When people are exposed to the same set of ideas and values repeatedly, you may see the rise of....
independent thought
mass culture
religious revival
language barriers
What is the "nuclear family"?
Husband, wife, and children
Husband, wife, grandparents
Grandparents, siblings, cousins
Ancestors and descendants
Harry Truman began the process of "demobilization." What does that mean?
discharging men from the military and sending them home
entering into peace treaties that made the military unnecessary
removing nuclear weapons from other nations
moving military forces away from US bases and into other countries
What was the "baby boom"?
population growth resulting in part from veterans returning home, marrying, and starting families
a fear of starting a family because of the threat of nuclear war in the near future
a sudden growth in average size of babies born in the US due to improvements in nutrition and medical care
the worldwide surge in population due to increases in food availability and medical care
This law outlawed a "closed shop," which meant a workplace only hiring union workers.
Taft-Hartley Act
Smoot-Hawley Act
Jenkinson Act
Fair Labor Act
In the 1948 election, President Harry Truman won a surprise victory, being re-elected. Every newspaper had predicted his loss. Who ran against him?
Robert Taft
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Thomas Dewey
This man was elected President in 1952.
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Richard Nixon
Which two words best summarize the years of Eisenhower's presidency?
war and welfare
peace and prosperity
famine and fighting
education and expansion
During the 1950s, many families moved from the cities to ...
farms
foreign countries
suburbs
mountain regions
What major transportation improvement occurred during the Eisenhower presidency?
Interstate Highway Act
Commuter Rail Plan
Federal Aviation Compact
Marine Development Corps
During the 1950s, technological and design developments led to what is sometimes called
the railway revival
the car culture
the ship surge
the truck trials
A major development that changed life in the 1950s was labor-saving devices. Which of these is an example of a labor saving device? Check all that apply.
washing machine
dishwasher
television
radio
vacuum
What new genre (type) of music became popular in the 1950s?
rock and roll
country and western
jazz and rhythm
classical and opera
