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The 1950sTest Review
Increased consumer spending enabled the economy to continue to grow after WWII.
True or False?
True.
Many of the citizens left behind in the cities as families fled to the suburbs were African Americans.
True or False?
True.
Corporations in the ‘50s valued free-thinking individuals as part of their push to innovate.
True or False?
False.
As a result of the GI Bill, many returning soldiers
a. Found jobs in businessb. Decided to make a career in the militaryc. Attended colleged. Received awards and bonuses for their
wartime service.
Answer: C
Attended College.
President Truman ended the miners’ strike by ordering government seizure of the mines while
a. Pressuring owners to grant most union demands.
b. Pressuring strikers to accept a minimum pay increase.
c. Pushing through a law that banned strikes in energy industries.
d. Pushing through a law that required mine owners to negotiate with unions.
Answer: A
Pressuring owners to grant most union demands.
The States’ Rights Party formed for the 1948 election as a reaction to
a. The “Do-Nothing Congress”b. Truman’s aggressive federal spending.c. Truman’s support of civil rights.d. Truman’s support of big business.
Answer: C
Truman’s support of civil rights.
After WWII, labor unrest was triggered bya. Rising inflationb. Falling wagesc. Lack of jobs.d. Poor working conditions.
Answer: A
Rising inflation.
Topping the list of juvenile crimes in the 1950s was
a. Assaultb. Shopliftingc. Vandalismd. Car theft
Answer: D
Car Theft
Rock “n” roll grew out of the sounds ofa. Jazzb. Swingc. Rhythm and bluesd. Ragtime.
Answer: C
Rhythm and Blues
To benefit from a cheaper labor pool, some businesses in the 1950s began to
a. Hire African Americansb. Hire teenagersc. Expand overseasd. Move to the sunbelt
Answer: C
Expand overseas
In Nixon’s famous “Checkers speech” “Checkers” referred to
a. His political opponentsb. The pieces of his defense planc. His daughtersd. His dog
Answer: D
His Dog.
Name three ways the Taft-Hartley Act limited the power of unions.
Outlawed the Closed Shop Prohibited Featherbedding Allowed right to work laws.
Congress passed all of the following parts of Truman’s agenda EXCEPT
a. A minimum wage increase.b. An expansion of Social Security.c. A national housing act.d. A civil rights act.
Answer: D
A Civil Rights Act.
According to this author, postwar America had an “economy of abundance” .
Who was Kenneth Galbraith?
Some observers criticized suburbia because ita. Lacked diversityb. Represented conspicuous consumptionc. Represented a departure from traditional
valuesd. Contributed to urban sprawl.
Answer: A
Lacked Diversity
Many of the early television comedy shows were adopted from popular
a. Moviesb. Radio showsc. Novelsd. Stage plays
Answer: B
Radio Shows
Many quiz shows left the air whena. Fraud was discovered in one of them.b. Comedy became more popular.c. They were accused of gambling.d. Young audiences lost interest.
Answer: A
Fraud was discovered in one of them.
The federal government’s termination policy was intended to
a. End poverty in the inner city by replacing slums with new high-rise buildings.
b. Bring Native Americans into mainstream society.
c. Fight juvenile delinquency.d. End the dependence of poor Americans on
government aid.
Answer: B
Bring Native Americans into the mainstream.
While the film industry may not have been collapsing, it certainly did suffer after the war due to the popularity of
a. Live theaterb. Televisionc. Readingd. radio
Answer: B
Television
What epidemic brought a wave of terror to postwar America?
a. Poliob. Yellow feverc. Influenzad. Whooping cough
Answer: A
Polio
About 85 percent of new home construction in the 1950s was found in
a. The suburbsb. The cityc. Rural townsd. The South
Answer: A
The “Burbs”
What became the largest growing industry in the U.S. during the ‘50s?
a. Constructionb. Foodc. Advertisingd. Medical reseach
Answer: C
Adverting
Eisenhower came to an agreement with Canada to build this waterway to aid international shipping.
What is the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Seaway.
Truman won the election of 1948 with strong support from laborers, farmers, and which group?
Answer: African Americans.
Who was Dwight Eisenhower’s running mate in the presidential election of 1952?
Richard Nixon
With a few notable exceptions, television tended to shut out
a. African Americansb. The middle classc. Womend. White-collar workers
Answer: A
African Americans
Who eventually claimed the title of King of Rock and Roll?
Elvis Presley
By 1957 how many television sets were in use in the U.S.?
a. 3 millionb. 40 millionc. 10 milliond. 5 million
Answer: B
40 Million
By the middle of the 1900s, what group of people were the poorest in the nation?
a. Native Americansb. African Americansc. Irish Americansd. German Americans
Answer: A
Native Americans
The cores of numerous cities deteriorated as middle class flight deprived urban areas of
a. Termination policiesb. Minoritiesc. Tax dollarsd. Cultural events
Answer: C
Tax Dollars
The programs that tried to eliminate poverty by tearing down slums and erecting new high-rise buildings for poor residents were called
a. Tenementsb. Soup kitchensc. Welfared. Urban renewal
Answer: D
Urban renewal
The practice of forcing business owners to hire only union members.
Closed Shop
The period of rapidly increasing birthrates between 1945 and 1961.
The Baby Boom
These laws outlawed union shops.
Right to Work
In the ‘50, rock ‘n’ roll helped to create a cultural separation between children and their parents that became known as this.
Generation Gap
He developed an injectable vaccine for polio.
Jonas Salk
Dixiecrat Party candidate for president in 1948
Strom Thurmond
Name for Truman Domestic Agenda.
Fair Deal
Businesses in which a person owns and runs one or several stores of a chain opeation.
Franchise.
Required physical labor
Blue Collar
Practice of limiting work output in order to create more jobs.
Featherbedding.
The largest public works program in American history.
Federal Highway Act.
One of the earliest suburbs, which was located 10 miles east of New York City.
Levittown