Statistics for The 1950's

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
1957 a baby is born every _ seconds	7	100%
birth rate skyrocketed	Baby boom	100%
The US produced nearly __% of worlds total output	50	95%
fraction of women in the workforce	1/3	91%
amendment stating limit of 2 terms for Pres.	22nd	91%
Truman’s ______ extended New Deal goals	fair deal	91%
comedy known as ____ knows best	father	91%
low interest mortgages/educ. & stipends for college	Gi bill of rights	91%
The _ _ _ doubles	GNP	91%
___ was in more things such as US currency and the pledge of allegiance	god	91%
In 1954 what popular children disease had found a vaccine	polio	91%
“the family who ___ together stays together	prays	91%
there was _ recessions	3	86%
Truman in favor of ____ ____ which was unpopular	Civil rights	86%
first computer was named	ENIAC	86%
Comedy named i love ___	lucy	86%
agency of space exploration (1958)	NASA	86%
started one of 1st fast-food chains: McDonald’s	ray kroc	86%
brought families together to watch,watched 4-5 hrs. a day	tv	86%
More people went to college leading to an increase in ____ collar jobs	white	86%
there was _ _, _ _ _miles	41,000	82%
This invention which kept people cool also aided	AC	82%
new model of these every year	car	82%
corp. of 3 or more unrelated bus. could defend against econ. Downturns	Conglomerate	82%
moth caught in a relay switch	debugging	82%
sending home members of the army	demobilization	82%
Truman wins reelection in 1948 against republican (last name)	Dewey	82%
bus. contracts to offer goods/services from lrgr. co.	franchise	82%
these towns were called	Levittowns	82%
1/2 of them were	married	82%
This invention which keeps food cold longer helped sprout this movement	refrigerator	82%
ikes vice president	Richard Nixon	82%
Nat’l Defense Educ. Act: improve sci./math in schools was a result of the launch of ____	sputnik	82%
“the feminine mystique” writer who lashed out on roles women were expected to fulfill	Betty Friedan	77%
Nixon had to answer allegations of accepting illegal campaign funds on live tv	checkers speech	77%
what two major things did Nixon rely on to turn public opinion	dog	77%
Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and ___ rose to fame	Elvis	77%
the scientists that discovered this	Francis	77%
Ike authorized 1st interstate highway system funding named	Interstate highway Act	77%
1957 the first ___ powered sub	nuclear	77%
going from making war prod. to producing consumer goods	Reconversion	77%
the scientists that discovered this	Salk	77%
healthcare, law, retail, banking	service sector	77%
big move to the ____	suburbs	77%
Migrations to the	sunbelt	77%
80 day cooling off period to return to work & outlawed the “closed shop”	Taft-Hartley Act	77%
One of the most common sayings about Truman's mistakes	to err is Truman	77%
developer of mass production housing	Will Levitt	77%
what two major things did Nixon rely on to turn public opinion	cloth coat	73%
mother, father, children are backbone of American society	Nuclear family	73%
Some rejected wholesomeness & felt misunderstood and alone	rebels	73%
Truman faces labor movements and ______	republicans	73%
Own style named	rock and roll	73%
the ___ generation	silent	73%
famous dj ( not talking fox😂)	Alan Freed	68%
device controlled elec. Signals: i.e. changed electronic industry	transistor	68%
full employ, higher min. wages, unemployment compensation, etc.	21-point program	64%
tv helps the ads by programing	commercials	64%
was the mood of the day compromise replaced conflict	Harmony	64%
end Korean War, communism and corruption	Ike’s K1C2 formula	59%
there was a rise in	crime	50%
Kept house, cooked meals, raised children (main purposes in life) (women)	Domestic role	50%
conservative w/ money, liberal w/ humans	Modern Republicanism	50%
being away from home, made the money, made important decisions(men) was known as	Public sphere role	50%
spirituality, spontaneity, challenge to tradition, open sexuality, etc.	Beatnik generation	45%
sold goods/services worldwide ex. General Motors, General Electric, Hollywood movies, Coca Cola	Multinational corps	41%
Rural poverty, discrimination, urban slums African American, Hispanics, rural whites were nicknamed the ___ ___	well hidden	36%
Native Americans: (end tribal govt., relocation to cities)	termination policy	32%