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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did families in the 1950s get called | Nuclear families |
| What happened in 1949 that made Americans think that communists were going to take over the world and made the cold war worse? | China became a communist nation and the Soviet Union tested the atomic bomb |
| How many communists did Joe Mcarthy say was working in the state department | 205 |
| Who did HUAC go after on televised hearings? | Hollywood actors, script writers, producers, unions, army. |
| What book was banned in libraries in the 1950s? | Robin Hood |
| What was the American dream? | Own a house on your own land, own a car, get married, have 2.3 kids, have a dog. |
| What law created our highway system? | The Interstate Highway Act |
| Why did Americans flee to the suburbs in the 1950s? | Racial fears, affordable housing, and the desire to leave decaying cities, lots of crime. |
| What was the first suburb? | Levittown |
| How many steps did it take to build a home in the first suburb? | 27 steps |
| Who started the McDonald's corporation? | Ray Kroc |
| What was keeping up with the Joneses? | To surpass the standard of living by your parents and to keep up with the social status of living |
| How many Americans owned televisions by 1955? | Nearly two-thirds (66%) |
| Who was the first President to be on television? | Harry Truman |
| What was the first coast to coast color broadcast? | NBC beamed the tournament of Roses Parade across America |
| What western ran for 20 years? | Gunsmoke |
| What was the most popular variety show? | The Ed Sullivan Show |
| What was the most advertised product on television in the 1950s? | Tobacco |
| What two developments helped television broadcasting? | Coaxial cable lingning the East and West costs, which enabled footage to be moved electronically instead of physically. The invention of the video tape, allowed pre-recorded footage. |
| What disc jockey began to play rock and roll? | Alan Freed |
| Why did Elvis go to Sun records? | To make a personal recording for his mom as a Christmas gift |
| Where were rock and roll records banned? | Many radio stations and hundreds of schools |
| What cartoon warned kids to duck and cover? | Bert The Turtle |
| Where was the battlefield for the Cold War after World War 2? | The third world countries emerged |
| What happened in 1948 to anger the middle eastern countries? | The creation of the country of Israel. |
| Who defeated the French Colonial army in Vietnam? | Ho Chi Minh |
| What agency was created after World War 2 to fight the cold war? | The Central Intellegence Agency (CIA) |
| What project did the U.S. support in Egypt? | The Aswan High Dam |
| Who overthrew the U.S. backed government in Cuba in 1959? | Fidel Castro |
| What satellite caused Americans to panic in 1957? | Sputnik |
| What was the first dog in space? | A Soviet stray dog named Laika |
| What book was about indifference against African Americans? | Invisible Man |
| Where was the center of the Beat Universe? | Greenwich village in New York City. |
| What was the definitive Beat Generation novel? | On The Road |
| Why was the movie Blackboard Jungle banned in theaters? | Interracial Cast and the use of rock and roll |
| Who became a big star because of his role in Rebel without a Cause? | James Dean |
| What was the two popular things on tv in 1950s | Definitely Sitcoms and maybe comedies |
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