1950s: American Dream, Culture, & Counterculture

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Suburbia as the "American Dream" represented

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conformity, stability, happiness.

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A marked increase in the birthrate, especially in the US following WWII

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Baby Boom

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The vast majority of new homes in the 1950s were built in the _.

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Suburbs

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Known as the King of Rock and Roll

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Elvis Presley

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Which of the following did NOT cause the baby boom? More families had cars, Higher incomes, End of WWII, End of Great Depression

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More families had cars

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Name of the first suburbs that were created from mass produced housing

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Levittown

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In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock'n'roll were viewed as

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rebellion

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Teenagers liked to listen to this type of music during the 1950s: Rock and Roll, Hip Hop, Country, Classical.

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Rock and Roll

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One disadvantage of standardization in American business was that it discouraged individuality.

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discouraged individuality.

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With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, _ became an American way of life.

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consumerism