History Chapter 10

According to the film Atomic Cafe

Americans practiced "duck and cover" exercises in case a bomb was dropped

By 1970s, more people lived in central cities than in the suburbs.

False

Which of the following is NOT true of the GI Bill?

Its huge cost did not justify its benefits.

Which event occurred latest in time?

Some Americans argue that the U.S. should use an atomic bomb on Korea

In the 1950s, the most popular new household product was the television.

True

The GI Bill of Rights provided financial assistance for home loans and college expenses.

True

By the mid-1950s, an increasing number of workers:

did mental rather than physical labor

According to the film Atomic Cafe

fears of atomic destruction spread through many areas of American life

The baby boom:

is a term describing the surge in births following the end of World War II

Suburban growth was encouraged by all of the following EXCEPT:

new construction of mass public transportation

A very important reason for passage of the GI Bill was to:

prevent the return of an economic depression

After the war, Americans were most eager to:

purchase

Between 1945 and 1960, home ownership:

significantly increased

The postwar era witnessed its most dramatic population growth in:

the Sunbelt

Rock and Roll

was criticized by some groups who claimed it was designed to corrupt young people

According to our textbook, as president, Eisenhower

was not satisfied with "containment" and wanted to "roll back" communism throughout the world