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How did the GI Bill help the economy prosper in the 1950s? Check all that apply.

It provided grants that enabled people to pay for college.

It developed research that led to advancements in radios and computers.

It provided affordable automobiles and other forms of transportation.

It offered unemployment benefits.

It made loans affordable for the purchase of homes, farms, and businesses.

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Owning a car during the 1950s in the United States was mostly

difficult for all but the very rich.

a sign of status and success.

unnecessary for living in the suburbs.

one of the provisions of the GI Bill.

Which of the following gave the American economy a major boost in the years after World War II?

the return of thousands of veterans who were seeking jobs

the conversion to a peacetime economy

a pent-up demand for consumer goods

a major drop in government spending

How did “car culture” in the United States affect the new migration of the 1950s?

The new highway system, which resulted from the car culture, made it easier for people to migrate from the North and East to the South and West.

Only wealthy people could afford cars, so the people involved in the new migration tended to be wealthy with a lot of disposable income.

As car ownership increased, more people stayed put and only traveled to distant places during vacations, which brought the new migration to an end.

Cars helped urban centers and their downtown areas prosper, which made people want to migrate to Eastern cities during the 1950s.

Which two things combined to create a “car culture” in the United States in the 1950s?

the growth of suburbs and the increased affordability of cars

the advances in technology and the growth in unemployment

the end of the Great Depression and the beginning of the Cold War

the rise of conformity and the attitude of the beat generation

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