Vocabulary
People
Truman, The GI Bill and the Suburbs
Disease, Consumer Goods and More
McCarthy, Marshall and Desegregation
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What does the word Veteran mean?
A. A person who has experience working as a soldier in a war
B. A person who takes care of animals
A. A person who has experience working as a soldier in a war
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A. Eisenhower
B. Truman
B. Truman
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The 1950's was a time to _____________ life.
A. Stress over
B. Enjoy
B. Enjoy
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Suburbs are _____________ the city.
A. outside of the city
B. in the city
A. Outside of the city
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Joseph McCarthy was a person _____________ in government.
A. Respected
B. Not respected
B. Not respected
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In a baby boom _______________ babies are born.
A. Many
B. A Few
A. Many
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A. Eisenhower
B. Truman
A. Eisenhower
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During President Eisenhower's terms, he developed a ____________________ system.
A. Computer
B. Highway
B. Highway
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3 Types of Environment are:
Suburbs, _____________ and Urban environments.
A. Barns
B. Rural environments
B. Rural Environments
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Thurgood Marshall was a _____________________.
A. Lawyer
B. Police man
A. Lawyer
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What does the word GI mean?
A. General
B. soldier
B. Soldier
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A. Edward R. Murrow
B. Joseph McCarthy
B. Joseph McCarthy
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Many babies were born _______________ WW2.
A. After
B. Before
A. After
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If a person has Polio, they might have difficulty __________________.
A. Talking
B. Walking
B. Walking
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What did Thurgood Marshall fight for?
A. Desegregation on buses
B. Desegregation in schools
B. Desegregation in Schools
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If you live close to a city, you live in the ___________.
A. suburbs
B. urban environment
A. suburbs
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A. Joanne Woodward
B. Margaret Chase Smith
B. Margaret Chase Smith
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Soldiers went to school because of the ____________.
A. loans taken out
B. The G.I. Bill
B. The G.I. Bill
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One type of consumer good made in the 1950's was a
___________________.
A. Computer
B. TV
B. TV
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In the 1950's, a common disease was ___________.
A. COVID 19
B. Polio
B. Polio
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A. Thurgood Marshall
B. Martin Luther King
A. Thurgood Marshall
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Millions of Americans moved to the ____________ in the 1950's.
A. City
B. Suburbs
B. Suburbs
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Americans feared ________________ would overtake America.
A. Democracy
B. Communism
B. Communism