1950s America

1950s America

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Connections to Today:

How does the Baby Boom of the 40s/50s impact America today? Think about which populations we are talking about and what programs are impacted by them.

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The American Dream:

Compare the American Dream of the 1950s to your idea of the American Dream today....has it changed? Explain.

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Half the Story...

What important pieces are missing out of this story of 1950s America?

Multiple Choice

First African American player in Major League Baseball

• Jackie Robinson

• Willie Mays

Multiple Choice

Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. Her refusal led to a bus boycott and is considered the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

• Ruby Bridges

• Rosa Parks

Multiple Choice

One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of

• ridership on long-distance passenger trains
•  immigrant populations
• communities in the suburbs
• the airline industry

Multiple Choice

Eisenhower created this to help provide military assistance and quick evacuations from major cities.

• Interstate Highways
• Airports
• Subways
• Starbucks

Multiple Choice

Suburbia as the "American Dream" represented

• conformity.

• stability.

• happiness.

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

After the war, the ___?___ replaced radio and movies as the main entertainment for American families.

• television

• YouTube

• internet

• community swimming pool

Multiple Choice

Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?

• high culture

• stay-at-home moms

• suburban conformity

• planned obsolescence

Multiple Choice

The main style of music in the 1950's was

• jazz

• hip-hop

• country

• rock n roll

Multiple Choice

The birth of the largest generation of Americans born between 1946 & 1955 was called the

• Hippie Generation

• Gen X

• Millenials

• Baby Boom

Multiple Choice

What was the GI Bill?

• Helped Veterans afford houses

• Helped people named Bill buy a house

• Discrimination bill against African Americans