The Cold War The United States after World War II

1. The United States government officials felt women should __________________ after World War II.
a) be happy not to have to do dirty jobs
b) keep their factory jobs
c) find womanly work
d) go to college

2. When soldiers returned home after World War II, they __________.
a) found no jobs
b) found many good jobs
c) wished they were still fighting the war
d) wanted to reenlist

3. Select all the things the GI Bill did for the returning soldiers.
a) helped 15 million returning U.S. veterans reenter the job market
b) gave bonuses to all veterans
c) gave grants to any veteran who wished to return to school
d) provided veterans with loans for new homes, farms, and businesses
e) paid soldiers double for reenlisting in the NATO army
f) gave tax breaks to soldiers who got married or had children

4. Between 1946 and 1948, the population of the United States _______.
a) decreased rapidly
b) stayed the same
c) increased rapidly

5. Children born between 1946 and 1948 are called _____________.
a) Soldier Babies
b) Baby Boomers
c) GI Children
d) the Toddler Crisis

6. After World War II, many people moved ____________.
a) to the country
b) to the city
c) to the suburbs



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