You are responsible for knowing the following
Terms and Names:
Baby boom, Dr. Jonas Salk, Conglomerate, Franchise, Consumerism, Planned Obsolescence, Rock 'n' Roll,
Jazz, Beat Movement, Federal Communication Commission (FCC), Mass Media, Urban Renewal, Bracero,
Termination Policy, Alienation, Blue Collar, White Collar, Crop Subsidy Program, Inner Cities, Leisure,
Mainstream, Middle Class, Slums, Stereotype, Subculture, Levittown
Main Ideas:
1. What domestic and foreign issues concerned voters during the 1952 Presidential election?
2. In your opinion, what was the "American Dream" in the 1950's?
3. How did the values of the beatniks differ from those of mainstream America?
4. Discuss the transformation of major cities in the 1950's.
Thinking Critically:
1. How did the radio and television help mold the idea of the "American Dream" during the 1950's?
2. Discuss how the postwar boom of the 1950's affect most white Americans'? What group(s)
were left out and why?
Terms and Names:
Baby boom, Dr. Jonas Salk, Conglomerate, Franchise, Consumerism, Planned Obsolescence, Rock 'n' Roll,
Jazz, Beat Movement, Federal Communication Commission (FCC), Mass Media, Urban Renewal, Bracero,
Termination Policy, Alienation, Blue Collar, White Collar, Crop Subsidy Program, Inner Cities, Leisure,
Mainstream, Middle Class, Slums, Stereotype, Subculture, Levittown
Main Ideas:
1. What domestic and foreign issues concerned voters during the 1952 Presidential election?
2. In your opinion, what was the "American Dream" in the 1950's?
3. How did the values of the beatniks differ from those of mainstream America?
4. Discuss the transformation of major cities in the 1950's.
Thinking Critically:
1. How did the radio and television help mold the idea of the "American Dream" during the 1950's?
2. Discuss how the postwar boom of the 1950's affect most white Americans'? What group(s)
were left out and why?