What country attacked the United States of America but not in US soil?
Japan
100
Who was presedent during the 1950.
Herry S. Truman
100
What were the car sales in the 1950s?
$6,665,800
100
what was a major town?
Levittown
200
What was the unemployment rate during the 1950's?
3,288,000
200
Name three major things that they started to buy in the 1950s?
cars, house, tv, radios, home improvements.
200
Name one reason why were cars were important?
Fathers needed cars to go to work and to take the family out on Sundays. Women needed the cars to take their kids to extracurricular activities and to go to the market.
200
were was Levittown located?
Long Island, New York
300
What is the life rate of people?
around 71 for women and 65 men
300
Who started to televised hearings where people accused of being Communists and what was his position in the Truman administration?
U.S. Senator, Joseph McCarthy
300
What inspired the model of the cars?
The cars of the 1950s were inspired by WWII planes.
300
how much did a house cost?
$8,000
400
During the 1950's, what was known as the Red Scare?
Involves McCarthyism, fear of communism in our homeland.
400
during these time it was known as ? (population)
The baby boom era
400
Name two famous brands and the company in the 1950's
Buick, Cadillac, and Chevrolet GM motors.
400
What is a unique trait that the 1950s Chevy pick-up truck had?
THE BUMP!
500
what was the major impact of the war, for the people who stayed home. (economically).
people could not spend no money in things that they wanted therefore they started to save up.
500
Who had control of the market?
GM motors
500
Name the biggest reason why they sold many cars? and why?
television and since there were 10,000,000 sets sold
500
why did the houses impacted the car sales?
Being so distant from the city also led to a need for transportation to the city.