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Baby Boom
GI Bill
Suburbanization
Economy
Minority groups
100

What event occurred right before the baby boom?

WWII

100

How did veterans benefit from GI Bill?

Possible Answers:
- Helped veterans pay for college and job training.

- Helped veterans restart civilian lives.

100

Where were those moving to the suburbs coming from?

Answer:
Cities

100

What did many Americans have more of after WWII that allowed them to buy goods?

Answer: MONEY.

100

What did Minority groups began facing more after WWII?

Answer: Discrimination

200

What was the effect of the Baby Boom?

Answers:

- Population increased quickly 

- Families had more children

200

How did the GI Bill affect home loans?

Answer:
It provided low-interest home loans 

200

What is suburbanization?

Answer: People moving from cities to suburbs.

200

What types of jobs increased after WWII?

Answer: Many factory and construction jobs were created.

200

Who refused providing services to the minority groups?

Answer:Banks and programs

300

What was the cause of the baby boom?

Answer: Veterans returning home from World War II

300

How did the GI Bill impact those who did not have a job?

Answer:

It Provided unemployment pay
300

Why did suburbs grow quickly after WWII?

Answer: Homes were cheaper and highways made traveling easier.

300

Did unemployment rates decrease or increase?

Answer: Decrease.

300

What limited minority access?

Answer: WWII

400

When did the Baby Boom Occur?

Answer: 1946 -1964

400

What was a flaw of GI Bill?

Answer: Not all veterans benefited equally due to discrimination.

400

What was one famous early suburb built after WWII?

Answer: Levittown

400
True or False: The US economy was unstable after WWII.

Answer: False.

400

What was the name of the group that fought against racial discrimination in court cases?

Answer: NAACP.

500

Approximately how many babies were born during the peak of baby boom?

Answer: 4.3 Million

500

What was the original name for GI Bill?

Answer: The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944.

500

What was one major effect of suburbanization?

Answer: It led to increased car use and growth of suburban communities.

500

What did factories switch to producing after WWII?

Answer: Consumer goods.

500

What movement grew in response to inequality?

Answer: It helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.