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Reading Review Chapter 19, Section 2: The American Dream of the 1950s
KEY TERMS:
1. conglomerates & franchises
2. baby boom
3. Dr. Jonas Salk
4. Consumerism & Advertising
5. Planned Obsolescence
QUESTIONS:
6. What happened to blue-collar jobs in the 1950s and how was American business expanding?
7. What were the key characteristics of the suburban lifestyle?
8. How did the baby boom affect American life in the 1950s?
9. What was the typical role of women in 1950s and what impact did this have on them?
10. What impact did the car and the Interstate Highway Act have on American society?
Chapter 19, Section 3: Popular Culture
KEY TERMS:
1. mass media
2. Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
3. Beat Movement
4. Rock’n’Roll
5. Elvis Presley
QUESTIONS:
6. How did the emergence of television impact American culture in the 1950s, be sure to discuss popular TV shows and why people were critical of TV?
7. How did radio and movies maintain their appeal in the 1950s?
8. Why was rock’n’roll controversial when it emerged in the 1950s?
9. How did rock’n’roll become part of the mainstream American culture?
10. Who were famous writers of the Beat Movement and what attitude did they have toward conformity and American society?
Chapter 19, Section 4: The Other America
KEY TERMS:
1. Michael Harrington’s The Other America
2. urban renewal
3. braceros
4. termination policy
QUESTIONS:
5. Why did whites leave the cities in the 1950s often termed “white flight” and what impact did it have on urban areas?
6. How did urban renewal affect the cities- what was successful and unsuccessful?
7. What role did Mexican-Americans play in the development of the southwest?
8. What was the Longoria incident and what was its impact?
9. What civil rights efforts were undertaken by Native Americans?
10. What impact did the termination policy have on Native Americans?