MODERN U.S. HISTORY EXAM #2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Levittown - Answer-Built in New York and Pennsylvania in 1947 by William and
Alfred Levitt. the First suburbs in American history housed thousands of people.
Levittown itself arguably embodied the best and worst of the postwar American story;
it was a result of the entrepreneurship and ingenuity that has come to define the
American spirit, but it also participated in the violent prejudice that has also been part
of American history.
Technology - Answer-Technology got better in the 50s. Things like the washing
machine and dryer and the vacuum and dishwashing machine. Along with these
improvements came the higher expectations of women’s cleaning in the household.
A New Deal for the Arts - Answer-Part of the WPA Federal one. It changed art from
an orange in a bowl to something that Americans could relate too. Example: The
WPA would give a starving artist $100 and said paint something American could
relate to and it would hang in a public place. They would also hire symphonies to go
to small towns and play free concerts. Also held free writing classes.
Rosie the Riveter - Answer-Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States,
representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during
World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women
sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who were in the
military. Rosie the Riveter is commonly used as a symbol of feminism and women's
economic power. Images of women workers were widespread in the media as
government posters and commercial advertising was heavily used by the
government to encourage women to volunteer for wartime service in factories.
G.I. Bill of Rights - Answer-(1944) The legislation that provided money for education
and other benefits to military personnel returning form World War II. The
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (P.L. 78-346, 58 Stat. 284m), known
informally as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning
World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). Benefits included low-cost
mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, cash payments of tuition and living
expenses to attend university, high school or vocational education, as well as one
year of unemployment compensation. It was available to every veteran who had
been on active duty during the war years for at least one-hundred twenty days and
had not been dishonorably discharged; combat was not required.[1] By 1956,
roughly 2.2 million veterans had used the G.I. Bill education benefits in order to
attend colleges or universities, and an additional 5.6 million used these benefits for
some kind of training program.[2]
Executive Order 9066 - Answer-(1942) After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor,
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, authorizing the
removal of any or all people from military areas "as deemed necessary or desirable."
The military in turn defined the entire West Coast, home to the majority of Americans
of Japanese ancestry or citizenship, as a military area. By June, more than 110,000
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Levittown - Answer-Built in New York and Pennsylvania in 1947 by William and
Alfred Levitt. the First suburbs in American history housed thousands of people.
Levittown itself arguably embodied the best and worst of the postwar American story;
it was a result of the entrepreneurship and ingenuity that has come to define the
American spirit, but it also participated in the violent prejudice that has also been part
of American history.
Technology - Answer-Technology got better in the 50s. Things like the washing
machine and dryer and the vacuum and dishwashing machine. Along with these
improvements came the higher expectations of women’s cleaning in the household.
A New Deal for the Arts - Answer-Part of the WPA Federal one. It changed art from
an orange in a bowl to something that Americans could relate too. Example: The
WPA would give a starving artist $100 and said paint something American could
relate to and it would hang in a public place. They would also hire symphonies to go
to small towns and play free concerts. Also held free writing classes.
Rosie the Riveter - Answer-Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States,
representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during
World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women
sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who were in the
military. Rosie the Riveter is commonly used as a symbol of feminism and women's
economic power. Images of women workers were widespread in the media as
government posters and commercial advertising was heavily used by the
government to encourage women to volunteer for wartime service in factories.
G.I. Bill of Rights - Answer-(1944) The legislation that provided money for education
and other benefits to military personnel returning form World War II. The
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (P.L. 78-346, 58 Stat. 284m), known
informally as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning
World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). Benefits included low-cost
mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, cash payments of tuition and living
expenses to attend university, high school or vocational education, as well as one
year of unemployment compensation. It was available to every veteran who had
been on active duty during the war years for at least one-hundred twenty days and
had not been dishonorably discharged; combat was not required.[1] By 1956,
roughly 2.2 million veterans had used the G.I. Bill education benefits in order to
attend colleges or universities, and an additional 5.6 million used these benefits for
some kind of training program.[2]
Executive Order 9066 - Answer-(1942) After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor,
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, authorizing the
removal of any or all people from military areas "as deemed necessary or desirable."
The military in turn defined the entire West Coast, home to the majority of Americans
of Japanese ancestry or citizenship, as a military area. By June, more than 110,000
