Post-WWII America

Post-WWII America

The War is over...whats next?

Multiple Choice

What does this 50's slang mean?

Gringles

• Worried

• Excited

• Scared

• Wondering

Multiple Choice

What does this 50's slang mean?

Apple Butter

• Smooth talk

• Nice hair

• Easy going

• Gross taste

Multiple Choice

What does this 50's slang mean?

Bake a biscuit

• Record a song

• Make cookies

• Do homework

• Go to the movies

Multiple Choice

When soldiers returned home from World War II, what helped them get lower mortgage rates and paid for their continued education?

• The Consitution

• Veteran's Fund

• G.I. Bill of Rights

• Military Service Reimbursement Bill

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an effect of the economic prosperity of the 1950's?

• Americans invested in consumer goods based on the home, such as televisions, appliances, & automobiles.

• Americans invested heavily in the stock market

• Americans continued to pay high taxes

• Americans purchased more foreign goods produced in Asian countries like Korea and Japan

Multiple Choice

The population increase known as the “baby boom” began in the late 1940s. 

• true
• false

Multiple Select

What are effects of postwar prosperity?

• suburbs grow

• greater demand for housing

• more consumer spending

• the baby boom

Multiple Choice

The migration (moving) of people during the 1950s moved from urban to _____.

• suburbs

• GI Bill

• arms race

• cultural divide

Multiple Choice

Which 1950s star is singing in this video?

• James Dean

• Elvis Presley

• Joe DiMaggio

• Johnny Cash

Multiple Choice

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Germany and Italy

• United States and Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

The Soviets tested their first nuclear weapon in...

• 1955

• 1970

• 1949

• 1945

Multiple Choice

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Germany and Italy

• United States and Soviet Union

Open Ended

What is one thing that you learned today, that you found interesting?