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1950s

Quiz by Cinnamon Butler

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  • Q1
    Followers of the beat movement were...
    musicians who develped a rhythmic new style of popular music.
    noncomformist writers who criticized the American emphasis on material goods.
    typical families shown on television.
    30s
  • Q2
    Manufactureres used the strategy of planned obsolescence to get people to...
    cater to teenagers.
    plan carefully for retirement.
    throw away "out of date" products.
    30s
  • Q3
    The termination policy was...
    the deporting of illegal immigrants from America.
    plan to stop federal support of Native American tribes.
    the canceling of debt for consumers that spent too much.
    30s
  • Q4
    The mass media includes...
    radio, TV, newspapers and magazines
    sports, music and fashion
    business and labor
    30s
  • Q5
    The term Baby Boom Generation refers to people who...
    Were born right after WW II
    Have had an extraordinary number of offspring
    Were born before WW II
    30s
  • Q6
    The new type of music introduced in the 1950s which many parents opposed because it was “inappropriate” and began connecting the races was...
    country
    rock n' roll
    swing
    jazz
    30s
  • Q7
    The law passed by the US government in 1944 that helped returning veterans buy homes and pay for college was called...
    The American Home Owners Bill
    The WWII veterans Bill
    the GI Bill
    30s
  • Q8
    President Eisenhower authorized funds in 1953 and Congress approved funds in 1956 to create an improved American transportation system by passing the...
    Interstate Highway Act
    Automobile Act
    Pavement Act
    30s
  • Q9
    During the 1950s a major population shift occurred in the US as people began moving from the...
    farms to the cities
    large states to small states
    cities to the suburbs
    30s
  • Q10
    According to many social observers, American culture in the 1950s seemed dominated by a(n)...
    isolationist desire to avoid international affairs or commitments.
    absorption with consumer goods by a growing middle class.
    quest for economic political justice within the United States.
    30s

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