Final Exam pt1 Flashcards
What generation is the largest increase in the American population?
Baby Boom
What environment becomes popular, and people move, so they don’t have to deal with the cities. Every major cities in the US sees an explosion in what?
suburbs
What is it called when Americans make more money than any previous generations have ever made?
amount of Wages
William Levitt comes up with a way to mass produce homes. What kind of houses did he make?
cookie cutter
What is the Levittown National Housing Act of 1952?
A government program to help him mass produce homes across the USA and homes couldn’t cost more than 8,000 dollars
The Donna Reed Show, leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best, The Ozzie & Harriet Show. What do shows have in common?
Shows fits that the father is the boss of the family. / Shows the Ideal American family
What starts to replace the radio and changes the business landscape in the USA?
Television
Who moved hips sexually and nicknamed as “King of Rock & Roll.”
Elvis Presley
What is Motown?
A new type of music for African Americans.
Who plays piano by being blind?
Ray Charles
What group held number 1 songs with 60 straight weeks in a row?
Temptations
What group Show women can be just as productive as men with writing songs and performing.
The Surpremes
Who “Queen of Soul” and adapted to the changes of music?
Aretha Franklin
From what decades do people have cars from?
from 20s to 60s
Daytona Beach, Florida, Disneyland, South California, and Branson, Missouri (Ozarks) are what?
Vacation places because of the cars.
