Z34-1950s


 * 1950s PRESENTATIONS **
 * All information, evidence, and materials from the presentation must be uploaded to this wiki.
 * Effectively present in-depth information that meets YOUR learning target(s).
 * Explain YOUR cultural topic(s) and how/why they are significant to the decade
 * Presentation must be **creative and unique**, allowing the audience to **experience** the decade (do not rely solely on a PowerPoint presentation)
 * Information (pertaining to YOUR learning targets) is presented in a creative, unique, well-organized and easy to understand format.
 * Presentation includes pictures, tables, interviews, and artifacts that are thoroughly explained and help the viewer understand YOUR learning target(s) and cultural topic(s).

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 * 1950s ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS: **
 * All questions on the Assessment Question sheet are included and answered correctly and thoroughly on this wiki page.
 * Thoroughly explains the answers to the questions related to his/her learning targets.
 * Answers are supplemented by examples, images, charts and/or graphs.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1. What actions did the U.S. government take to limit communism at home? ANSWER: Many anti-communist and anti-spy organizations were created. The HUAC Investigative individuals accused of spying, and the Internal Securtiy Act required communist party members to register with the federal government. Also, 39 states required teachers and other public employees to take loyality oath to the American government.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. How did Americans respond to real and perceived threats of domestic communism in the 1950s? ANSWER: Due to the rise of the percieved communist threat, most Americans became suspicious of one another and began to accuse each other. The anxiety produced by the nuclear arms race caused scare resulting in American scientists creating the hydrogen bomb that was 100 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Citizens resorted to building bomb shelters and practicing air raid drills in hopes of protecting themselves if the nuclear war were to begin. Because of this country wide scare, Americans turned to religion and government issued pamphlets that suggested how to live through a nuclear time.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. Douglas MacArthur <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. Joseph McCarthy <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. John Foster Dulle <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. Alger Hiss Joseph McCarthy accused many high-ranking U.S. government officials of spying for the USSR. Many fearful american citizens supported McCarthy's claims and attempts to get rid of communism within the american government.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4. What were the major goals of President Truman's Fair Deal? ANSWER: The major goals of Truman's Fair Deal were to promote economic opportunity and stability along with social stability following WWII. Truman created a 21 point plan to deal with domestic issues including unemployment, wages, and insurance for workers. Truman struggled to achieve his goals as a result of political opposition from conservative politicians who disagreed with his liberal views. The Fair Deal was not a total success, but some of Truman's goals were accomplished. He banned racial discrimination in the government hiring process, eliminated segregation in the military, increased minimum wages, and expanded on social security programs. He was also able to create unemployment compensation and housing assistance programs, but was unsuccessful in getting national health care and aid for education. The beginning of the Cold War forced Truman to spend much of his presidency dealing with Cold War affairs, which is part of the reason why his Fair Deal program wasn't as successful as he had hoped.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Were these goals accomplished?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Why or why not?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">5. What steps did President Eisenhower take to manage the nation's problems? ANSWER: When President Eisenhower took office in 1953, he promised to boost the economy and the reform the Federal Government. He took the approach of Modern Republicanism which he defined himself as, "conservative when it comes to money and liberal when it comes to human begins." In domestic affairs, He asked for a reduction in government spending and for better federal management policies. He eliminated thousands of government jobs and cut billions of dollars from the Federal Government. Eisenhower also took part in the development of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. This department was supervised by the Texan Ovets Culp.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6. Where and how did Eisenhower practice containment? ANSWER:
 * Southern Vietnam is supplied with funds, weapons and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese to resist the communist rebels and Ho Chi Minh's government.
 * Latin America used CIA and covert actions to help undermine the governments.
 * The Middle East had the CIA intervene to protect American interests.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">7. What was suburban life like during the 1950s? ANSWER: Suburban life in the 1950 was the ideal life style for many families. Instead of living in the crowded, dirty cities, many young couples began moving into suburbs. Uniformity and Conformity was present in the daily life of suburban families; everyone dressed the same, had the same income, were of the same age, participated in the same activities, etc. In addition, the role of being a mother and a housewife was very important to the suburban mother. Although many mothers did have jobs, raising their children was the top priority. TV was the main source of entertainment to the families of the suburban lifestlye.



<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">8. Which of these //did not// contribute to suburban growth in the 1950s? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. housing costs were low <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. the population increased <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. the Highway Act made it easy for people to commute to jobs <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. apartments in the city were overcrowded <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">In the 1950's, there was a need for more housing as a result of population growth, and suburbs were developed at low costs to Americans.The Highway System also contributed to Americans movements to the suburbs because people could get to their jobs more quickly, and by 1960, a third of the country lived in suburbs.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">9. Compared to previous decades, the group that benefited **most** from the economy and culture of the 1950s was <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. African-American women. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. African-American men. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. white women. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. white men. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">In the 1950's employment levels were very high and at one point, unemployment was under 3%. Because of the strong economy, many white men were employed, and women didn't work nearly as much as compared to during WWII.



<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">10. The strength of the 1950s economy was due to <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. the growth of business and economic opportunities <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. the rapid growth of women in the work force <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. the increase of blue-collar jobs <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. the individuality of American workers and the dedication to their jobs In the 1950's the economy was strong partly because of WWII. During the war, factories were used to produce war materials. Jobs were created as a result of the need for these items, and industry began to grow again in the United States. After the war, the economic production still continued, and business began expanding quickly. Consumers also helped the economy grow and new economic opportunities arose. The automobile and housing industries emerged, and new industries started such as electronics and the defense industry. Because of the Cold War, the U.S. saw huge investments in the defense industry, which meant factories for production and jobs for the American people all of which made the 1950's economy prosperous.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">11. How did the trends in popular culture reflect the larger social changes among teenagers in the 1950s? ANSWER: Because the teenagers of the 1950s had more free time and more money to spend, they found new ways to spend their free time. The music, movies, and books they watched and read seemed to "glamorize rebellion against suburban conformity." Rock n' Roll also pushed teenagers to forget the uniformity of suburban life, and instead urged teenagers to find their individualism. Additionally, teenagers had a lot of money to spend on items they wanted to buy. TV commercials began to target teenagers, using celebrates and musicians to promote procudts. Therefore, teenagers played a major role in the comsumer culture in the 1950s.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">12. How did technology contributed to suburbanization? ANSWER: As technonolgy grew so did the ability to build more homes, resulting in affordable housing prices, and a growth in the suburban population.The exansion of the highway system contributed to the growth of suburbanization as well.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">13. Criticism of television in the 1950s was based on <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. its portrayal of an idealized white society <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. an abundance of TV violence <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. the size of the screen <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. its black-and-white images Because TV was the main source of entertainment in the 1950s, many shows portrayed the ideal Amercian lifestyle that resulted in many people believing that that was how they should live their life.



<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">14. In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock 'n' roll were viewed as forms of <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. harmless entertainment. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. rebellion against mainstream values <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. African-American culture <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. mainstream American values Rock and roll originated and evolved in the US during the early 1950s from a mix of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music. But as it spread through out the US, more and more teenagers and young adults saw it as a way to express themselves and "let go" instead of always being prim and proper.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">15. Which of the following fashions would NOT have been popular in the 1950's? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. short bob hair cut for girls <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. the duck tail, often with greased hair for boys <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. jeans and rolled t-shirt (often w/ cigarettes in the sleeve) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. bell bottoms and peasant tops Bell bottoms and peasants were largely popular, not in the 1950's, but in the mid 1960's.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">16. Who put the first satellite (Sputnik) into space? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. US <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. Germany <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. Great Britain <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. Soviet Union The USSR was the first country to launch an aircraft into space. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">17. Which of the following economic changes led to the conformity and “cookie cutter” society of 1950s? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. spread of franchises <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. development of cheap manufactured housing for the suburbs <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. television advertising encouraging you to "keep up with the Jones'" enhanced by planned obsolescence leading consumers to purchase the latest model <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. demand for “loyal personnel” and “company people” in white collar/service jobs <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">E. all of the above <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Franchise chains became widespread in the 50's because of the new interstate highway system and the strong U.S. economy. The cheap housing led people to move to suburbs where people started to judge success based on material wealth. Americans became concerned with material possessions because of television advertising, and consumers wanted the newest products. Also, the expansion of business caused more white collar and company jobs as opposed to blue collar jobs. The spread of franchises, development of cheap housing, tv advertising, and increase in white collar jobs all led to conformity in 1950's society.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">18. Which of the following is NOT true about the 1950s? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. With the growth of suburbia, inner cities began to decay. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. Even after the Brown v. Board verdict, states were not fully cooperate did not completely integrate their schools. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. 1950's society is often labeled a throw away society because of its materialism. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. Families were larger in the 1950's as birth control was not available and women were encouraged to stay in traditional roles. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">E. Native Americans saw a great expansion of rights and economic opportunities during the 1950's. Although growth of suburbs occurred in the 50's, many people still lived in cities, and they did not begin to decay. After Brown vs. Board of education some states mainly in the south did not follow the Supreme Court ruling. For example, in 1957 the governor of Arkansas called in the national guard to block African American students from entering Little Rock Central High School. Material wealth also became important to people during the 50's, and many people were concerned with money and material possessions which is why it is sometimes labeled as a throw away society. Also, after WWII, there was a baby boom which saw larger families and a higher population. There was no great change in Native American rights or the availability of new economic opportunities.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">19. During the 1950s the number of working mothers <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A. increased <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">B. decreased <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">C. stayed the same <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">D. was cut in half Although the role of being a full-time homemaker was emphasized, many families needed two paychecks to sustain a middle-class income, so the number of working mothers in the 1950s increased.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">20. Why did consumption expand so dramatically in the 1950s? ANSWER: Consumption expanded so dramatically because of the new emphasis on advertising to the middle class. Amercians responded to advertising by going on shopping sprees, buying almost 8 million new automobiles, and many new household gadgets each year. They were able to afford this new lavish lifestyle due to the 25% increase in income. These new materials were also needed seeing as america began to experience the baby boom which also helped the economy expand.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">What aspects of American life and culture did it influence?