4.3 Post-War America

• What were the three key features of the 1950s economic boom in America?

  Prosperity, consumerism, suburbanization
• What technological advances increased productivity during the 1950s?

  Automation and mass production
• The availability of credit and installment plans made it easier for consumers to make large purchases
• What was the primary focus of consumerism during the 1950s?

  Purchasing new goods
• What was the key economic trend of the 1950s in America?

  Unprecedented economic boom
• Consumerism and suburban living were key features of the 1950s.


  True
• What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Movements?

  End segregation and secure equal rights
• The SCLC emphasized non-violent protest to achieve civil rights.

  True
• Order the major impacts of the Vietnam War on American society.

  1️⃣ Social unrest

  2️⃣ Division and polarization

  3️⃣ Shift from prosperity to conflict
• The containment of communism in Southeast Asia was a key cause of the Vietnam War.
• What were two significant outcomes of the Vietnam War on American society?

  Anti-war movement and counterculture
• What technological innovation increased productivity in the 1950s?

  Automation
• What two major societal shifts were driven by the economic boom of the 1950s?

  Consumerism and suburban living
• The idealized family model of the 1950s included a breadwinning father and a homemaking mother.


  True
• Consumerism in the 1950s fueled a culture of mass consumption.
• The SCLC achieved civil rights through marches, demonstrations, and sit-ins.


  True
• The Civil Rights Movements used non-violent protest to challenge segregation.
• Organizations such as the NAACP used non-violent protest strategies to challenge segregation
• What was the Domino Theory's central belief regarding communism?

  Spread from country to country
• Match the cause of the Vietnam War with its impact:

  Containment of Communism ↔️ Erosion of Public Trust

  Military Escalation ↔️ Counterculture

  Domino Theory ↔️ Anti-War Movement
• What was one of Dwight D. Eisenhower's key warnings during his presidency?

  Military-industrial complex
• Lyndon B. Johnson escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
• The pent-up demand after World War II fueled consumer spending
• Federal spending on infrastructure stimulated the economy during the 1950s.


  True
• Order the major social changes during the post-war era in the 1950s.

  1️⃣ Suburbanization

  2️⃣ Consumerism

  3️⃣ Conformity
• The "nuclear family" model emphasized a breadwinning father and a homemaking mother.


  True
• The availability of credit and installment plans led to increased consumer debt
• Match the Civil Rights organizations with their strategies:

  NAACP ↔️ Legal challenges, lobbying

  SCLC ↔️ Non-violent protest

  SNCC ↔️ Direct action, voter registration
• The NAACP used legal challenges and lobbying to end segregation
• What was the primary focus of SNCC during the Civil Rights Movements?

  Direct action and voter registration
• What major event shifted America from the post-war prosperity of the 1950s to a period of social unrest in the 1960s and 1970s?

  The Vietnam War
• The Domino Theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow.


  True
• The 1950s in America saw an unprecedented economic boom that transformed the country.
• Pent-up demand after World War II fueled consumer spending in the 1950s.


  True
• The expansion of credit enabled more people to buy goods in the 1950s.
• Match the social change with its description:

  Suburbanization ↔️ Shift of population from cities

  Consumerism ↔️ Focus on purchasing goods

  Conformity ↔️ Pressure to fit societal norms
• What government program stimulated the economy and enabled suburbanization in the 1950s?

  Interstate Highway System
• Order the following Civil Rights organizations by their primary goals and strategies:

  1️⃣ NAACP: Legal challenges, lobbying

  2️⃣ SCLC: Non-violent protest

  3️⃣ SNCC: Direct action, voter registration
• What was the primary goal of the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s?

  End segregation
• Which Civil Rights organization focused on desegregating public facilities and registering voters?

  SNCC