11/1 Intro to the 1950s

Ch. 20 S1

1. In the 1950s, how did some corporations expand to protect themselves against the dangers of economic downturns?
2. What were the main advantages of the franchise system?
3. How did television contribute to the growth of consumer spending?
4. Why was the invention of the transistor significant?
5. How did research for the atomic bomb lead to the new industry?
6. What were the advantages and drawbacks of white-collar work?
7. What made the suburbs expand?
8. Where did the poor in society live?
9. Why did people believe that poverty had been eliminated in America?
10. How did suburban expansion lead to the growth of the auto industry, highways, and consumer credit?

Define the following:
11. per capita income
12. conglomerate
13. transistor
14. Baby boom
15. GI Bill of Rights