The 50s

Question 1

What is Modern Republicanism

Answer 1

When Eisenhower wanted to get rid of the socialism of the New Deal, balance budget, and reduce government regulation

Question 2

Economic prosperity =

Answer 2

Our GNP

Question 3

What happened to our GNP

Answer 3

It more than doubled

Question 4

How many Americans were earning a middle class income

Answer 4

60%

Question 5

Automation in the work place =

Answer 5

Productivity was UP

Question 6

Nuclear energy….

Answer 6

Provided cheap energy to thousands

Question 7

Blue collar =

Answer 7

Manufacturing jobs (this decreased)

Question 8

White collar=

Answer 8

Managers, professional, and service jobs (this increased)

Question 9

Pink-collar=

Answer 9

Nursing, teaching, retail, sales, and low-level clerical work (traditionally filled by woman)

Question 10

What act was passed that banned ex-convicts from holding union office, required frequent elections, and regulated union fund investments

Answer 10

Landrum-Griffin Act

Question 11

What Union strength up or down

Answer 11

It’s going up

Question 12

People making more money =

Answer 12

More geographic mobility

Question 13

Suburbs=

Answer 13

Outskirts of a city but not the country

Question 14

What were most houses in the suburbs were often

Answer 14

Planned communities

Question 15

What were planned communities called

Answer 15

Levittowns

Question 16

What act helped extend the Highway system

Answer 16

The highway act

Question 17

What was the largest public works project in American history

Answer 17

The highway act

Question 18

How many miles of highways were built and how much did it cost

Answer 18

41,000 miles and $32 billion

Question 19

What is this time period known as when people got married earlier and had bigger families

Answer 19

The baby boom

Question 20

Did the number of working mothers increase or decrease

Answer 20

Increased

Question 21

What was the phrase that made sure you had as many modern conveniences as your neighbor

Answer 21

“Keeping up with the joneses”

Question 22

What was a way the US bragged about our appliances

Answer 22

Kitchen debates

Question 23

Who was apart of kitchen debated

Answer 23

Richard Nixon and the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev

Question 24

What did many people join during this time

Answer 24

PTAs, scouring, little league sports, and religious activities

Question 25

What was a popular family activity

Answer 25

Watching TV

Question 26

By the end of the 50s, how many households owned at least one TV

Answer 26

46 million

Question 27

What did TV advertising do

Answer 27

Influence consumer habits- businesses would sponsor entire shows

Question 28

What shows were popular

Answer 28

Sporting events, quiz shows, situation comedies

Question 29

How were some quiz shows rigged

Answer 29

Charles Van Doren was given answers because producers hoped popular contests would drive ratings

Question 30

What did leisure activities glamorize

Answer 30

Rebellion

Question 31

Movies=

Answer 31

Made fun of everything associated with the American way of life

Question 32

What were the writers that challenged the middle class called

Answer 32

The beats

Question 33

What did teenagers listen to

Answer 33

Rock and roll

Question 34

Who was rock and roll popular with

Answer 34

African Americans

Question 35

Who made the term rock and roll on

Answer 35

Alan Freed

Question 36

Who had a big part in rock n roll

Answer 36

Elvis Presley

Question 37

What show was Elvis on

Answer 37

The Ed Sullivan Show

Question 38

What did some people fear rock n roll would promote

Answer 38

Anti-social behavior

Question 39

Rock and roll helped set up..

Answer 39

Civil rights movement