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Boom times- American Societal Changes in the 50’s

1. 1. What was swept away to allow Americans to have fun?

1. 2. What were factories churning out products for?

1. 3. What two ways was the nation building?

1. 4. What rates went to an all time high during the 50’s?

1. 5. What areas were built for the needs of young families?

1. 6. What was the most famous housing development?

1. 7. How much would buy a two bedroom/one bath house?

1. 8. What did women devote their time to?

1. 9. How many babies were born from 1945-1964?

1. 10. What was this generation called?

1. 11. What was the center of the 1950’s household?
2. 12. What two things did Urban planners warn against?

1. 13. What happened to inner cities?

1. 14. What influenced the new American Dream?

1. 15. How could people buy things if they couldn’t afford them? What was the mantra?

1. 16. In what new way did people earn a living after the war?

1. 17. What were workers referred to as? What two clothing items did they need?

1. 18. How did Americans show their personality and status away from work?

1. 19. What things popped up to accommodate the car trend?

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1. 20. What was the most prized possession next to the family car?

1. 21. What did families gather to watch?

1. 22. What threat was always present?

1. 23. What did people believe would shield them from “godless communism”?

1. 24. What three kinds of things do to provide themselves with physical protection during the cold war?

1. 25. What were citizens supposed to do in case of nuclear attack?

1. 26. What could young people do instead of getting jobs? What were they called?

1. 27. What leisure activity did teenages discover?

1. 28. Why did TV programs show Elvis’s performances from the waist up?

1. 29. What was the beat generation?

1. 30. What does the postwar years remind us of? What three things did it also reveal?