Worksheets16.1: Postwar America: America Changes
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
an item that lets its user charge for goods and services; it allows them to pay for the goods later
credit card
debit card
Which is true about credit cards?
they can pay for items even if you are broke
you will owe interest on the item charged
you will save money
you will owe more money than the item originally cost
it is cheaper than a debit card
people who had once fought in a war for their country
baby boom
suburb
veterans
decade
G.I. Bill of Rights
a wave of births across the nation after World War II ended
baby boom
suburb
veterans
decade
G.I. Bill of Rights
What was a leading cause of the baby boom?
veterans returning from the war wanted to start families
there was a surge in immigrants
veterans brought families from foreign nations
the American economy was doing very well
a community outside a city
baby boom
suburb
veterans
decade
G.I. Bill of Rights
After World War II. . .
there were many jobs available
there few jobs available
there was no change in job availability
Why do people move to suburbs?
there were not enough places to live in a city
there was an increase in the population
housing cost more in the city
housing cost more in the suburbs
there was a decrease in the population
What did the G.I. Bill of Rights actually do?
it made veterans citizens
it gave veterans funds for education
it gave veterans home loans
it gave free housing for all veterans
it made it harder for veterans to buy homes
What is a decade?
10 years
10 months
10 hours
10 dollars
10 centuries
What changed about cars as our population exploded?
cars became a luxury few could afford
cars became harder to find
cars became necessary to get where you needed to go
car fell out of popularity
What important vaccine was introduced in 1955?
measles
polio
mumps
flu
How successful was the polio vaccine in the USA?
it nearly eliminated the disease in only a few years
it nearly eliminated the disease in only a decade
it completely eliminated the disease in less than one year
it had no affect
What new field was first developed in 1951?
agriculture
biology
computer science
mechanic
How large were early computers?
The size of a room.
The size of a house.
The size of a person.
The size of a calculator.
The size of a school.
Which invention became popular in the 1950's and may have changed life the most in that time period?
television
radio
phone
car
video games
By the end of the 1950's, just how much were Americans watching television?
4 hours a day
6 hours a day
2 hours a day
10 hours a day
Which was a new type of music in the 1950's that blended old-style country and western sounds as well as the rhythm and blues of African American music?
blue grass
rock and roll
punk
rap
pop
