The 1950s

A marked increase in the birthrate, especially in the US following WWII

• Baby Boom
• Summit
• Perjury
• Arms Race

William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of the suburbs by

• Mass-producing houses
• Criticizing urban life
• Designing interstate highways   
• Providing low-interest mortgage loans

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

How did Baby Boom change life in the United States? 

• child labor increased
• population grew quickly
• fewer new homes were built
• more people moved into larger cities

These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Amtrak Rail System

• Federal Highway System

• Old Town Road

This item became popular after WWII. 30 years go in the 1920s Americans had problems with this product due to the "buy now, pay never" attitude. After WWII Americans learned how to use it properly (buy now, pay later; points, cashback, penalties, etc.)

• Ledger

• Credit Cards

• Labor Unions

• Rosie the Riveter

This planned communities sprang up after WWII. They were usually located outside major market cities; families would commute to work with their new luxury cars and homes were "cookie cutter" and affordable

• Suburbs

• Inner City

• Ultraburbs

• Shopping Malls

The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...

• WWII baby boom and GI Bill
• Fear of communist influences inside the city
• Increased immigration
• Increased demand for automobiles

Choose all the similarities between William Levitt's houses in the 40s and Henry Ford's automobiles in the early 1900s: (3 Answers)

• Expensive

• Similar look and easily replicated

• Assembly line construction

• Affordable

• Not reliable/sturdy

Which of the following most accurately describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?

• simple, low-cost housing for the working poor in cities

• large country homes designed to attract buyers

• small suburban homes that middle class families could afford

• custom-designed homes built to meet the needs of individual buyers