50s and Civil Rights Movement

The popularity of cars during the 50s led to....

• Safety issues

• Increase in wrecks

• Rise of technology

• Reliance on foreign oil

____________ jobs began a surge during the 1950s.

• Government created jobs increased

• White collar jobs

• Fast food

• Blue collar jobs

What happened during the 50s due to the increase in parties, drive-ins, & music/culture.

• Beat movement

• Baby boom

• Increase suburbs

• Civil Rights movement

What was the original purpose of the interstate highway system?

• To keep people off back roads

• For fast food and hotels

• Family vacations

• Military travel stemming back from WWII

Jonas Salk developed which vaccine?

• Covid

• Flu

• Small pox

• Polio

What increased during the 50s?

• Consumerism

• Commercials

• Tv shows, rock n roll

• Political campaigns on tv

"Beatniks" were known to hang where?

• Concert halls

• Sports games

• Coffee houses

• Country clubs

What was controversial about Elvis and his performances?

• He did not like his manager

• He appealed to all people

• He played gospel music

• He moved suggestively

Which president wanted to get to the moon first?

• Eisenhower

• JFK

• Nixon

• Reagan

This decision outlawed segregation in schools & overturned Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board

• Texas v Johnson

• Roe v Wade

• Schenck vs US