WorksheetsThe Postwar Boom Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
During the 1950's, the US population shifted mainly from
The suburbs to the cities.
The cities to rural areas.
From rural areas to cities.
From the cities to the suburbs.
If you were born in the period that followed WWII, you were considered to be a
Baby boomer.
Generation X’er.
Beatnik.
Hippie.
If you were raising a child during the 1950’s, to whom would you refer for the best advice?
Jonas Salk
Betty Friedan
Benjamin Spock
Kukla, Fran & Ollie
None of the above
The General Electric Corporation is considered to be a conglomerate because it
Sells goods and services.
Is international.
Dominant in the home products industry.
Owns and operates many companies in unrelated industries.
Truman’s Fair Deal offered Americans all of the following EXCEPT
Crop subsidy program.
Guaranteed annual income.
Funding for low income housing.
Nationwide system of health insurance.
In 1948, Dixiecrats opposed Truman’s nomination for president mainly because
he was a Democrat.
he opposed labor unions.
he opposed their position on civil rights.
he had little chance of winning the election.
All of the above.
Pursuing the American dream not only provided Americans with the good things in life, it also
Caused a sense of dissatisfaction as people sacrificed individuality to conformity.
Led to a higher crime rate.
Led to a sense of greater job satisfaction.
All of the above.
The postwar economic boom was caused by
Demand for US goods and services to rebuild Europe.
Cold war defense spending.
Pent up demand for goods and services after the Great Depression.
Investments that provided Americans with the money to spend.
All of the above.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt could have benefited from the work of Jonas Salk.
True
False
After WWII, the divorce rate began to skyrocket. This occurred mainly due to
women not wanting to give up their employment.
A woman’s independence that made it less likely a woman would stay in a bad marriage.
men who were upset with women wanting their own careers.
All of the above.
During the 1950’s, the main trend in the housing industry involved
New advertising methods.
Environmentally friendly construction techniques.
Low cost housing for the poor urban dwellers.
Mass production and standardization.
Which statement describes a major social and economic impact on American society in the post-war period?
The American economy continued to decline.
There was a sharp increase in factory employment.
The United States became an agricultural society
Consumer goods became less expensive and easier to obtain.
Which of the following terms was invented by Allan Freed, a radio disc jockey from Cleveland?
Bracero
Beatnik
Baby boom
Rock n’ roll
Beatniks led the counterculture movement of the 1950's by
Living non-conformist lives.
Caring little for material goods.
Expressing themselves in music and poetry.
Opposing the tidy suburban lifestyle.
All of the above.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 because
He was a WWII hero.
Many voters felt a need for change.
A strong advertising campaign using the slogan "I Like Ike."
All of the above.
None of the above.
After World War II, to whom did the federal government offer help in obtaining an education, a home, and a job or business through the GI Bill?
All Americans
Native Americans
African American
American veterans
Who were the braceros?
Anti-communist writers
Blacks who moved north.
Mexican workers who came for jobs during WWII.
Native Americans who protested the loss of lands.
During the 1950’s, all of the following served to promote consumerism EXCEPT
The mass media.
The beat movement.
The GI Bill of Rights.
Planned obsolescence.
“Boy, they sure don’t make things like they used to” would most likely refer to
The durability of ’57 Chevys.
Consumerism.
Planned obsolescence.
Grandpa’s memories of the good ole days.
Which of the following was responsible for integrating African Americans into the armed forces?
The Dixiecrats
GI Bill of Rights
President Truman
President Eisenhower
None of the above.
