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The 1950's - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 71 times
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- The average score is 48 of 68
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| fraction of women in the workforce | 1/3 | 92%
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| The US produced nearly __% of worlds total output | 50 | 92%
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| 1957 a baby is born every _ seconds | 7 | 92%
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| birth rate skyrocketed | Baby boom | 92%
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| comedy known as ____ knows best | father | 88%
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| In 1954 what popular children disease had found a vaccine | polio | 88%
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| amendment stating limit of 2 terms for Pres. | 22nd | 83%
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| Truman’s ______ extended New Deal goals | fair deal | 83%
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| low interest mortgages/educ. & stipends for college | Gi bill of rights | 83%
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| The _ _ _ doubles | GNP | 83%
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| ___ was in more things such as US currency and the pledge of allegiance | god | 83%
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| Comedy named i love ___ | lucy | 83%
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| agency of space exploration (1958) | NASA | 83%
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| “the family who ___ together stays together | prays | 83%
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| brought families together to watch,watched 4-5 hrs. a day | tv | 83%
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| More people went to college leading to an increase in ____ collar jobs | white | 83%
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| there was _ recessions | 3 | 79%
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| new model of these every year | car | 79%
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| Truman in favor of ____ ____ which was unpopular | Civil rights | 79%
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| first computer was named | ENIAC | 79%
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| started one of 1st fast-food chains: McDonald’s | ray kroc | 79%
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| there was _ _, _ _ _miles | 41,000 | 75%
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| This invention which kept people cool also aided | AC | 75%
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| corp. of 3 or more unrelated bus. could defend against econ. Downturns | Conglomerate | 75%
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| moth caught in a relay switch | debugging | 75%
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| sending home members of the army | demobilization | 75%
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| Truman wins reelection in 1948 against republican (last name) | Dewey | 75%
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| Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and ___ rose to fame | Elvis | 75%
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| bus. contracts to offer goods/services from lrgr. co. | franchise | 75%
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| these towns were called | Levittowns | 75%
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| 1/2 of them were | married | 75%
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| This invention which keeps food cold longer helped sprout this movement | refrigerator | 75%
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| ikes vice president | Richard Nixon | 75%
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| Nat’l Defense Educ. Act: improve sci./math in schools was a result of the launch of ____ | sputnik | 75%
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| “the feminine mystique” writer who lashed out on roles women were expected to fulfill | Betty Friedan | 71%
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| Nixon had to answer allegations of accepting illegal campaign funds on live tv | checkers speech | 71%
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| what two major things did Nixon rely on to turn public opinion | dog | 71%
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| the scientists that discovered this | Francis | 71%
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| Ike authorized 1st interstate highway system funding named | Interstate highway Act | 71%
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| 1957 the first ___ powered sub | nuclear | 71%
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| going from making war prod. to producing consumer goods | Reconversion | 71%
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| the scientists that discovered this | Salk | 71%
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| healthcare, law, retail, banking | service sector | 71%
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| big move to the ____ | suburbs | 71%
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| Migrations to the | sunbelt | 71%
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| 80 day cooling off period to return to work & outlawed the “closed shop” | Taft-Hartley Act | 71%
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| One of the most common sayings about Truman's mistakes | to err is Truman | 71%
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| developer of mass production housing | Will Levitt | 71%
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| what two major things did Nixon rely on to turn public opinion | cloth coat | 67%
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| mother, father, children are backbone of American society | Nuclear family | 67%
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| Some rejected wholesomeness & felt misunderstood and alone | rebels | 67%
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| Truman faces labor movements and ______ | republicans | 67%
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| Own style named | rock and roll | 67%
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| the ___ generation | silent | 67%
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| famous dj ( not talking fox😂) | Alan Freed | 63%
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| device controlled elec. Signals: i.e. changed electronic industry | transistor | 63%
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| full employ, higher min. wages, unemployment compensation, etc. | 21-point program | 58%
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| tv helps the ads by programing | commercials | 58%
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| was the mood of the day compromise replaced conflict | Harmony | 58%
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| end Korean War, communism and corruption | Ike’s K1C2 formula | 54%
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| there was a rise in | crime | 46%
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| Kept house, cooked meals, raised children (main purposes in life) (women) | Domestic role | 46%
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| conservative w/ money, liberal w/ humans | Modern Republicanism | 46%
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| being away from home, made the money, made important decisions(men) was known as | Public sphere role | 46%
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| spirituality, spontaneity, challenge to tradition, open sexuality, etc. | Beatnik generation | 42%
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| sold goods/services worldwide ex. General Motors, General Electric, Hollywood movies, Coca Cola | Multinational corps | 38%
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| Rural poverty, discrimination, urban slums African American, Hispanics, rural whites were nicknamed the ___ ___ | well hidden | 33%
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| Native Americans: (end tribal govt., relocation to cities) | termination policy | 29%
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