Why Was There A Boom in Post War America? 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryUS: Challenged and TransformA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: S_Young1997Created on: 21-04-16 14:20 Where did peeople move to with the housing boom? The suburbs 1 of 20 What was the move also reffered too as? The White Flight 2 of 20 What type of houses only allowed white people to stay in? Levitt 3 of 20 The women became bored as housewives, how did they entertain themselves? Tupperware parties 4 of 20 What did Hoover reintorduce in 1938? Conscription 5 of 20 What percentage of suburbia was white? 98% 6 of 20 How much was saved during WW2? $150 billion 7 of 20 In 1954, how many cars were privatley owned? 67 million 8 of 20 How many TV's were there in 1960? 50 million 9 of 20 When the Cold War began, how much GNP was spent on the miliatry? 10% 10 of 20 From the outcome of the Marshell Plan, how much would US lend to Europe? $13 billion 11 of 20 What year did the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill Of Rights) get introduced? 1944 12 of 20 How much did the GI Bill set aside? $16 billion 13 of 20 In 1950, how many verterans were students? 1 in 2 14 of 20 Women's college life were taken away. By 1950, how many female students were there? 25% 15 of 20 In 1946, what did Truman bring in? Employment Act 16 of 20 How much did Truman cut taxes by in 1946? $6 billion 17 of 20 Where was the home of inventions of electronics? Silicon Valley 18 of 20 What did the General Agreement on Trade and Tarrifs (GATT) do? Got rid of protectionism 19 of 20 How did did post-war economic order affect the worlds economy? It put the USA at the centre of the new economic order 20 of 20
Comments
No comments have yet been made