1: In the 1950's, travel by automobile became easier with the implementation of a government program designed to...
privately fund automobile manufacturers
section off carpool lanes on major roads
improve the Interstate Highway System
produce cheaper gasoline
2: In the 1950's, books became more accessible and affordable to the American public with the inroduction of the...
book on tape
abridged novel
paperback book
hardback book
3: The dramatic birthrate increase that occurred between 1946 and 1964 is known as...
"the baby boom"
"the baby bust"
"the birth bomb"
"the big bopper"
4: After WWII, US soliders returned home to a _______ economy.
depressed
faltering
strong
unstable
5: According to the lessons, by the middle of the 1950's, almost 2 out of every 3 US homes owned a...
Record Player
Convection Oven
Paperback novel
Television
6: The Big Bopper was...
a 1950's slang term for the televsion
a nickname for President Eisenhower
the dramatic birthrate increase that occurred between 1946 and 1964
a rock and roll icon of the 1950's
7: Levittown was...
a government organization designed to provide jobs for war veterans
a fictional city in which the popular 1950's television show, "Leave it to Beaver" was set
the original capital of Pennsylvania
a planned community of mass produced houses constructed after WWII
8: Rock and Roll traces its roots from...
southern rhythm
blues
jazz
all of the above
9: The general mood in the US after WWII was...
depression and sadness
happiness and excitement about the future
fear and anxiety about the future
A and C
10: Artists and writers who rebelled from the prim and proper society of the 1950s became part of what was known as...
"the counter-culture"
"the freedom train"
"the Bourgeoisie"
"the bohemian renaissance"
2007-05-01
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