Postwar America

Postwar America Part 1

100

When veterans started coming home after WW II ends, what did many of them want to start?

Families

200

What was the wave of births called that occurred between 1946 and 1964?

Baby boom

300

Approximately, how many babies were part of the baby boom? What did new families need to purchase to accommodate all of the new babies?

76 million. Families had to buy more houses, more goods, and more services.

400

Describe the economy of the U.S. immediately after World War II ends?

It was a strong and booming economy. Manufacturing grew since demand increased (larger families). There was no shortage of jobs (increase in employment and decrease in unemployment).

500

Immediately after World War II ends, Americans start to have a high standard of living. What type of goods did they start to buy? What form of payment did they use to pay for many of these goods? The economy was moving away from the manufacturing industry into what type of industries?

Americans start buying cars, washing machines, televisions, and refrigerators. They used credit cards to pay for many of these goods. More and more people started working in service industries such as sales, teaching, or medicine. Today, people also work in high-tech industries such as computer manufacturing

Postwar America Part 2

100

What are some benefits that the G.I. Bill of Rights gives to U.S. veterans?

The G.I. Bill of Rights gave veterans funds for education, home loans, and other benefits.

200

What is a suburb? Why were suburbs needed in the 1950s?

A suburb is a community outside a city. Suburbs were needed because the nation had a shortage of about 5 million houses.

300

What type of transportation did people depend on in the suburbs? Why was a car a necessity

People in the suburbs depended on trains, buses, and cars. People drove to buy groceries, take children to school, or go to the train station.

400

Who was the builder that created the first suburb? What was the name of the city and where was it located?

William Levitt Levittown, New York

500

Who was the President that created the interstate highway system? How did the interstate highway system improve the U.S. economy?

Dwight D. Eisenhower More efficient distribution of goods contributed further to the booming economy

Postwar America Part 3

100

What invention nearly eliminated the polio disease within just a few years?

A vaccine

200

What invention might have changed life more than any other invention?

Television

300

In 1960, 70 million viewers watched the first-ever televised debates between presidential candidates. Who were the two candidates that participated in these debates?

Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy

400

What type of music used old-style country and western sounds. It also added in the rhythm and blues of African American music. Who was its most famous performer?

Rock and roll Elvis Presley was its most famous performer.

500

What record label based in Detroit became a center for African American popular music.

Motown Records

Science and Technology Part 1

100

What is the vocabulary word for the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes?

Technology

200

The Soviet Union sent the first satellite into orbit around Earth. What is the name of this satellite? What did this lead to the formation of?

Sputnik It lead to the formation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

300

What was JFK's goal in regards to space and the U.S.? Who was the first man to land on the moon? What year did this take place?

In 1961, JFK stated that the U.S. should land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth by the end of the decade. Neil Armstrong. 1969

400

What is the name of the NASA satellite, launched in 1977, whose purpose was to explore the planets (it sent back remarkable images of Saturn and Jupiter)? What is the name of the rover that landed safely on Mars in 2012?

Voyager 1 Curiosity

500

Why was there a space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?

After the Soviet Union launched its satellite, it meant that they had the ability to launch missiles that could reach the U.S. America had to catch up, and that's what started the space race.