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Question 1

Why did the U.S economy continue to grow

Answer 1

consumerism spending

Question 2

how did Americans accumulate 135 billion in savings

Answer 2

defense work
service pay
investments in war bonds

Question 3

how did the GI Bill help the economy

Answer 3

helped the economy by providing loans to veterans to attend college, set up businesses, and buy homes

Question 4

where did many veterans move

Answer 4

suburbs

Question 5

reson for cookie cutter homes

Answer 5

After ww2, returning vets faced hose shortages. In response to the crisis, developers used assembly-line methods to mass-produce houses

Question 6

give an example of conformity

Answer 6

levittown

Question 7

what where the traditional roles after the war

Answer 7

men where expected to work, while women were expected to stay home and care for the children

Question 8

what was the role of women

Answer 8

hosemaker

Question 9

babyboom?

Answer 9

the birthrate during the 1940s through early 1960s

Question 10

why so many babies?

Answer 10

husbands returning home from war
decreasing  marriage age
desirability of large families 
confidence in economy 
advancements in mediciene

Question 11

In the 1950s there were many medical breakthroughs name them

Answer 11

Antibiotics
diabetes
cancer
heart disease
surgical techniques

Question 12

who developed an injectable Polio vaccine

Answer 12

Jonas Salk

Question 13

Who later developed an oral vaccine for polio

Answer 13

Albert Sabin

Question 14

examples of white collar jobs

Answer 14

clerical
management
professional jobs
sales
adverting
insurance
communications exploded

Question 15

what was not encouraged at work

Answer 15

INDIVIDUALITY

Question 16

what was the fastest-growing industry

Answer 16

advertising

Question 17

what led to the rise of advertising

Answer 17

the rise in luxury products

Question 18

what is a franchasie

Answer 18

a company that offers similar services in many location

Question 19

what was the cause for leisure time in the 1950s

Answer 19

Shorter work weeks
more vaction time
labor-saving devices added more spare time

Question 20

WHat led many to buy cars

Answer 20

inexpensive and plentiful fuel and easy credit

Question 21

what act was passed in 1956

Answer 21

fedral high act

Question 22

what was the main reason the act was passed

Answer 22

in times of crisis it would be necessary to transport missiles and military supplies quickly

Question 23

the interstate highway system resulted in….

Answer 23

more trucking
less railroad
more subarbs further away

Question 24

a new mass media led by_____ emerged in the 1950s

Answer 24

tv

Question 25

what did the beats highlight

Answer 25

they highlighted the values gap that existed in the U.S. in the

Question 26

where did the word beatniks come from

Answer 26

the group feeling beat down by American culture

Question 27

Beatniks

Answer 27

tended to shun work and sought understanding through Zen Buddhism, music and literature

Question 28

conformity examples

Answer 28

business (white collar) 
submissive housewives
suburbs 
keeping up with Jones
baby boom

Question 29

Dissent examples

Answer 29

playboy
birth control 
civil rights
greasers
rock n roll
beatniks