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Edexcel History A-Level (Paper 1, Option 1F: In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917– 96)- Theme 3/ Society and culture in change, 1917–80 > The influence of popular culture and news media > Flashcards

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1
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In what year was ‘The Jazz Singer’ released?

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1927

2
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What was the increase in movie theatre attendance between 1925 and 1950?

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49 million to 55 million (89 million in 1945)

3
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How many movie theatre seats were there in 1941?

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10.5 million

4
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In the late 1930s how many different magazines were produced that were related to fan gossip?

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20, with readership of 1 million

5
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What percentage of films were made in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s?

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90%

6
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What was the budgeting for films during the 1920s and 1930s?

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B list films were $50,000-$100,00 and A List films were $200,000 to $500,000

7
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How much was Shirley Temple paid per week in the 1930s?

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$5,000

8
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The MGM struck a $500,000 deal with which company for actors/actresses to use this company’s product on set and during interviews?

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Coca-Cola

9
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The Motion Picture Production Code was also called the Hays Code. Between which years did movies have to obey by this code?

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1930 to 1966

10
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In 1929 what was the value of the records sold during this year?

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$75 million

11
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What was the decrease in record sales between 1921 and 1935?

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140 million to 25 million

12
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What was the first commercial radio station setup in 1920?

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KDKA

13
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By 1924 how many commercial radio stations were there?

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600

14
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NBC, the first national radio station, was setup in which year?

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1926

15
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The Radio Act of 1927 was setup for what purpose?

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To set up federal licensing of radio stations and share the airwaves

16
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By 1930 how many people were listening to the sermons delivered by Father Coughlin over radio?

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40 million

17
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What was the increase in the percentage of radio ownership between 1930 and 1950?

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39% to 91%

18
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What was the increase in the percentage of households taking a newspaper between 1920 and 1950?

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27.8% to 53.8%

19
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In which year did Eisenhower use TV as part of his campaign?

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1952

20
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Which TV broadcaster aired the Nixon-Kennedy debates in 1960?

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CBS

21
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What was the decrease in theatre attendance between 1950 and 1980?

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55 million to 20 million

22
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What was the increase in the percentage of TV ownership between 1950 and 1980?

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9% to 98%

23
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What percentage of TV was recorded live between 1950 and 1960?

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80% to 36%

24
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The 1967 Public Broadcasting Act setup which organisations?

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Corporation For Public Broadcasting (CPB) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

25
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When did PBS produce Sesame Street?

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1969

26
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In the 1970s the TV show MAS*H was produced. Which war was this based around?

A

The Korean War

27
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Give an example of a TV show that popularised political satire between 1968 and 1973?

A

Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In

28
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Which New York newspaper was the first tabloid format newspaper?

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Daily News

29
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What was the name of Ed Murrow’s new series on CBS in 1951?

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See it Now

30
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Give an example of two crises that were covered by live news coverage

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Cuban Missile Crisis, the Apollo Moon Landing and the Watergate hearings

31
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Which famous news presenter produced a critical documentary on Vietnam after the 1968 Tet Offensive?

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Walker Cronkite

32
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What was President Carter’s support level during his first few months of his presidency?

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60% to 70%

33
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When did Carter collapse in a marathon?

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October 1979

34
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For how many days were the 52 US diplomats held captive in Tehran?

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444 days

35
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Who did Jane Fonda visit in Vietnam that caused great outrage in 1972?

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Hanoi

36
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What attacked President Carter to which Carter had to use a paddle to protect himself?

A

A rabbit