50's

Question 1

What does GI stand for?

Answer 1

Government Issue

Question 2

What did GI do?

Answer 2

give grants to veterans, pay for college, buy homes, and establish morgaes

Question 3

What was fair deal?

Answer 3

Trumans new domestic policy

Question 4

WHat did fair deal do?

Answer 4

extended social security system, expanded low income housing, Americans deserved a
“Fair Deal” from their
Gov’t.

Question 5

How much did fair deal raise minimum wage?

Answer 5

75 cents an hour

Question 6

What does “The Buck stops here” mean?

Answer 6

show he was willing to take responsibility for his actions and beliefs

Question 7

Who led d-day invasion?

Answer 7

Eisenhower

Question 8

how many seconds was a new baby born?

Answer 8

`7

Question 9

“Graying of America” meanig

Answer 9

as they get older will put a financial strain on America (since they live
longer and receive programs like Social Security for longer
than ever before)

Question 10

what was time of the baby boomeds length?

Answer 10

1946 and 1964

Question 11

Who created levitt town?

Answer 11

william levitt

Question 12

how many houses per week?

Answer 12

150

Question 13

“Keeping up

with the Jones’.” meaning

Answer 13

Many in the 50’s felt the need to have everything their

neighbors had

Question 14

by 1960 what % pop moved into suburbs

Answer 14

1/3

Question 15

Why did people move to the suburbs?

Answer 15

avoide crime, pollution, bigger houses, shortage of goods in cities

Question 16

Consumerism meaning?

Answer 16

people could buy a
wide range of things – and things
buying of products help change
and improve their lives.

Question 17

what collar was physical labor?

Answer 17

Blue Collar

Question 18

What is a Franchise?

Answer 18

company stores that are individually owned but follow the central company model and leadership

Question 19

What is a multi-national company?

Answer 19

american companies operated and became interconnected with oversees companies in Europe and asia

Question 20

Who said “Television is a vast

wasteland.”

Answer 20

Newtown Minnow of the fcc

Question 21

Superstar meaning?

Answer 21

famous celebrity as we view famous today

Question 22

What did Elvis do?

Answer 22

He was
able to use TV unlike previous
singers and also crossed over
into movies (Hollywood)

Question 23

What were the behavioral rules of the 50’s

Answer 23

Obey Authority.
Control Your Emotions.
Don’t Make Waves  Fit in
with the Group.
Conform to “Mainstream” society
(as most Adults were
attempting to do as well
throughout the decade)

Question 24

What were three categories of television?

Answer 24

Comedy, Action/Adventure, Variety Style entertainment

Question 25

What show was giving the answers?

Answer 25

Twenty-One

Question 26

Who was first artist to sell a billion records?

Answer 26

Elvis

Question 27

Who wrote The Other America?

Answer 27

Michael Harrington

Question 28

What was first computer called/

Answer 28

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)

Question 29

What was first business computer called?

Answer 29

UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer)

Question 30

What was the first Russian satellite?

Answer 30

Sputnik I

Question 31

What was the national defense education act?

Answer 31

Tried to get more math and science in school to close the perception that we were behind the soviets

Question 32

Who did Hollywood use aliens as a metaphor for?

Answer 32

Communists

Question 33

how many nuclear weapons did we launch and where?

Answer 33

217 over Pacific and in Nevada

Question 34

What is mass media?

Answer 34

communication which reaches large audiences such as newspapers, radios, tv, and internet