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history ch. 18/19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| one of the benefits that the GI bill of rights offered to returning veterans was.. | low-interest loans |
| president truman threatened to ____striking workers to prevent strikes from crippling the nation. | draft |
| the dixiecrats nominated____to run for president in 1948 | J.Strom Thurmond |
| during the 1950's, ____jobs declined. | manufacturing |
| a___is a large corporation that owns a number of smaller companies | conglomerate |
| the vast majority of new homes in the 1950s were built in the___. | suburbs |
| with more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ___became an american way of life. | comsumerism |
| most americans in the 1960's relied on___as their primary source of entertainment and information. | television |
| the expression of nonconformity by ____ developed into the beat movement. | artists & poets |
| most___enjoyed the prosperity of the postwar period. | white americans |
| all of the following were early effects of the conversation from a wartime to a peacetime economy except.. | the supply of goods exceeding demand |
| all of the following contributed to the economic recovery after the war except.. | labor strikes |
| the factor that most contributed to the upset win of truman in the 1948 election was.. | his relentless campaign against a "do-nothing" congress |
| the first politician to skillfully use the new medium of television was.. | richard m. nixon |
| one disadvantage of standardization in american business was that it.. | discouraged individuality |
| the group that benefited most from the economy & culture of the 1950's was.. | white men |
| the dramatic increase in car ownership in the 1950s contributed to all of the following except.. | decreased usage of national parks |
| the longoria incident prompted mexican americans to do all of the following except.. | return to mexico |
| criticism of television in the 1950s was based on.. | its portrayal of an idealized society |
| in the 1950s, both the beat movement & rock'n'roll were viewed as forms of.. | rebellion |