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Worksheets1950s Culture
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The surge in the American population after WWII is known as:
The baby boom
The GI Bill
White Flight
Urban Decay
Which style of music became popular with teenagers during the 1950s?
jazz
blues
rock & roll
Check the boxes of the following popular children's toys of the 1950s.
Mr. Potato Head
Hula Hoops
Silly Putty
Fidget Spinners
Barbies
What is most likely the most popular invention or development of the 1950s?
Television
Drive-ins
Mr. Potato Head
Radio
Check the boxes of famous television shows from the 1950s.
Leave it to Beaver
Full House
I Love Lucy
All in the Family
The Jackie Gleason Show
What did most television shows from the 1950s depict?
lives of the perfect family
problems with society
political disagreements of the era
fear of communism
What genre of music became incredibly popular during the 1950s (mostly among rebellious youths)?
Jazz
Country
Hip-Hop
Rock n' Roll
What term describes the idea of people buying lots of products?
Producerism
Consumerism
Salesism
Capitalism
What president is most well-known for the creation of the interstate system?
Truman
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Eisenhower
The birth of the largest generation of Americans born between 1946 & 1955 was called the
Hippie Generation
Gen X
Millenials
Baby Boom
What consumer good dominated the culture of the 1950s?
the TV
the radio
the compact disc
the personal computer
The birth of the largest generation of Americans born between 1946 & 1955 was called the
Hippie Generation
Gen X
Millenials
Baby Boom
The main style of music in the 1950's was
jazz
hip-hop
country
rock n roll
• New highways were constructed.
• Low-interest home loans were granted.
The reasons listed above explain the 1950s demographic shift to —
What is a major effect of the G.I. Bill?
It decreased college attendance rates for ordinary citizens
It forced women into military service roles
It lead to an increase in draft rates for future wars
It increased college attendance and home ownership for veterans
The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called
Hollywood
Anaheim
Levittown
Morristown
Which musician helped to grow the popularity of rock and roll in the 1950s?
Metallica
Black Sabbath
Elvis Presley
Louis Armstrong
What is a major effect of the G.I. Bill?
It decreased college attendance rates for ordinary citizens
It forced women into military service roles
It lead to an increase in draft rates for future wars
It increased college attendance and home ownership for veterans
The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called
Hollywood
Anaheim
Levittown
Morristown
Which of the following most accurately describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?
simple, low-cost housing for the working poor in cities
large country homes designed to attract buyers
small suburban homes that middle class families could afford
custom-designed homes built to meet the needs of individual buyers
Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?
high culture
stay-at-home moms
suburban conformity
planned obsolescence
