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As a result of the GI Bill, many returning soldiers
attended college.
100
As the cost of living increased after WWII, which industries unions went on strike?
mining, steel, and automobile industries
100
In Nixon’s famous “Checkers speech,” “Checkers” referred to
his dog.
100
Why did multinational corporations begin to expand overseas in the 1950s?
cheap labor and to be near resources needed
100
The development of the transistor made possible the
miniaturization of radios and calclators
200
Rock ‘n’ roll grew out of the sounds of
rhythm and blues.
200
In his book The Other America, Michael Harrington wrote about
poverty.
200
Topping the list of juvenile crimes in the 1950s was
car theft.
200
After World War II, labor unrest was triggered
rising cost of living
200
President Eisenhower described his political beliefs as
middle of the road.
300
According to John Kenneth Galbraith, postwar America had an “economy of abundance” because of
new business techniques and improved technology.
300
Some observers criticized suburbia because it
represented conformity instead of uniqueness.
300
Many of the early television comedy shows were adapted from popular
radio shows.
300
The government unwittingly encouraged residents of public housing to remain poor by
evicting them as soon as they began to earn any money.
300
The federal government’s termination policy was intended to
bring Native Americans into mainstream society.
400
What unpopular executive order (at the time) did Truman issue in 1948 concerning federal employment and the armed services?
ended segregation in the armed services and federal employments
400
African American actor who expressed resentment for having to play stereotypical roles in 1950s movies
Sidney Poitier
400
developed an injectable vaccine for polio
Jonas Salk
400
African American singer who recorded hit songs in the fifties
Chuck Berry
500
Dixiecrat Party candidate for president in 1948
Strom Thurmond
500
beat poet who blasted modern American life
Allen Ginsberg
500
King of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Elvis Presley
500
host of a popular variety show in the 1950s
Ed Sullivan
500
Eisenhower’s vice president
Richard Nixon
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