Author Question: The greatest long term impact of the GI Bill of Rights was to promote: A) education and job ... (Read 124 times)

kodithompson · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Of the following, which was MOST likely to get a Federal Housing Administration loan in the post-World War II era?

A) a homebuyer in a white suburb
B) a suburban duplex buyer
C) an inner-city apartment buyer
D) a buyer of an old house requiring repairs

Question 2

The Soviet launching of Sputnik prompted passage of the:

A) Nuclear Proliferation Act.
B) Federal Highway Act.
C) National Defense Education Act.
D) GI Bill of Rights.

Question 3

While the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 helped both the automobile and construction industries, it hurt:

A) mass transit systems and older cities.
B) the trucking industries.
C) surburban development.
D) farming communities.

Question 4

The largest public works project ever undertaken by the federal government was:

A) the Hoover Dam.
B) the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956.
C) the National Defense Education Act.
D) the Manhattan Project.

Question 5

The greatest long term impact of the GI Bill of Rights was to promote:

A) education and job training.
B) making the military a career.
C) increasing economic inequality.
D) smaller family size.