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- 1. Multiple Choice
A franchise is a company that offers similar products or services in many locations.
true
false
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe population increase known as the “baby boom” began in the late 1940s.truefalse
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for typhoid fever.truefalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe vast majority of new homes in the 1950’s were built heresuburbscitiesbarriossub-divisions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceMeans of communication to reach large audiencesstereotypemass mediaconsumerismbeat movement
- 6. Multiple ChoiceReferring to workers who do manual labor and wear work clothes.work forceblue collarwhite collarunions
- 7. Multiple ChoiceFirst African-American to play professional baseballHank AaronJessie JacksonWillie MaysJackie Robinson
- 8. Multiple ChoicePlan to tear down inner cities and build low-cost housingFair Dealno child left behindtermination policyurban renewal
- 9. Multiple ChoiceTerm used to describe all people of a certain group, race, or genderstereotypeconsumerismracismdiscrimination
- 10. Multiple ChoicePresident Truman threatened to ____ striking workers to prevent strikes from crippling the nation.arrestsuedraftdeport
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWith more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ____ became an American way of life.consumerismsocial conformityplanned obsolescencea 40-hour work week
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMost ____ enjoyed the prosperity of the postwar period.LatinosAfrican AmericansWhite AmericansMexican Americans
- 13. Multiple ChoiceCriticism of television in the 1950s was based on ____.its portrayal of an idealized societyweak transmittersthe size of the screenits black and white image
- 14. Multiple Choice
the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll were viewed as forms of ____.
harmless entertainment
rebellion
mainstream American values
African-American culture
- 15. Multiple Choice“White flight” involved the mass exodus of white Americans from the nation’s ____citiessuburbsfarmscoast lines
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe G.I. Bill of Rights made it possible for _________.African Americans to serve in combat positionsSoldiers to take short leaves from fightingVeterans to attend college for freeEnlisted men to receive officer training
- 17. Multiple ChoiceNew weapon which would get its power from fusing together hydrogen atoms. 100s of times more powerful than an atomic bomb.Hydrogen BombICBMSputnikNASA
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe USA's program for exploring outer space.ICBMCosmonaughtsNASASatellite
- 19. Multiple ChoiceActress and star of I LOVE LUCY. One of the most popular shows of the 1950's.Lucille BallJonas SalkElvis PresleyLevittown
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAmerican Doctor who invented the Polio vaccine in 1953.Jonas SalkLucille SalkTransistorNASA
- 21. Multiple Choice
Along which parallel is the Korean Peninsula divided?
17th
24th
38th
45th
- 22. Multiple Choice
The “Long Telegram” was the name for President Truman’s ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern Europe.
TRUE
FALSE
- 23. Multiple Choice
“This program should be viewed as an investment in peace. In those terms the cost is low.”
Marshall Plan
United Nations Plan
- 24. Multiple Choice
The policy of containment was designed to “contain” Soviet communism from spreading beyond its post World War II borders.
TRUE
FALSE
- 25. Multiple Choice
When Truman said
“This program should be viewed as an investment in peace. In those terms the cost is low.”
He was referring to
Korea
Berlin
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