Econ. cars 1955-63

Question 1

cars mass produced by companies such as

Answer 1

Ford, General Motors & Chevrolet

Question 2

by … … of Americans owned a car

Answer 2

1960
75%

Question 3

… Americans worked in an industry linked to car manufacture

Answer 3

1 in 7

Question 4

… interstate highway
… federally funded

Answer 4

42,500 miles
90%

Question 5

…’s National Interstate & Defences Highway Act (…)

Answer 5

Eisenhower
1956

Question 6

roadside motels & restaurants such as … creating … of jobs

Answer 6

Holiday Inn & McDonald’s
10,000s

Question 7

by … there were … white collar workers

Answer 7

1960
27.2 million

Question 8

by … … of all women over … had a job

Answer 8

1960
40%
16

Question 9

in … … magazine recorded [ ] teenagers spent … on entertainment in …

Answer 9

1959
Life
over $1.5bn
1958

Question 10

in … … introduced first credit card

Answer 10

1950
Diner’s Club

Question 11

by … mail order company … had … customers who bought on credit

Answer 11

1960
Sears Roebuck
10 million

Question 12

Levitt brothers built first … in …

Answer 12

Levittown
1947

Question 13

by … … Americans were in suburbs

Answer 13

1970
80 million

Question 14

areas such as … in Los Angeles & … in New York becoming black American areas

Answer 14

Watts
Harlem