4.07 The New Frontier

Question: After World War II , the United States experienced an economic boom.

What did NOT contribute to that boom?

the GI Bill

a readiness to spend and consume

a surge in international trade

the Taft-Hartley Act

Answer: the Taft-Hartley Act

Question: Although overall per capita income rose after World War II , poverty still existed in certain areas of the country.

Where was it the greatest?

Answer: in rural areas

Question: How did African Americans fare during the economic boom in the 1950s?

Answer: They gained income, but the gap widened between whites and blacks.

Question: What was one effect of the GI Bill on American society in the postwar era?

Answer: More people were able to attend college.

Question: Why was there a baby boom during the postwar era?

Answer: With the war over and the economy growing, people were more prepared to raise children.

Question: What is one way that housing changed in the postwar period?

Answer: Suburban developments began to spring up when builders applied assembly-line techniques to homes.

Question: Which pattern of segregation emerged during the postwar era?

Answer: Whites moved to the suburbs, leaving blacks and other minorities in the cities.

Question: How did automobile ownership change after World War II ?

Answer: Millions more cars were produced and a high percentage of Americans owned them.

Question: What was NOT a significant technological development of the postwar era?

transistors

radio

television

computers

Answer: radio

Question: How did television influence American life beginning in the 1950s?

Answer: Television created a common culture and developed common social norms.