ALL Flashcards
What % of the world’s goods were produced by the USA in the 1950’s?
50%
Who were two of the 1950’s teenage rebels?
Marlon Brando
James Dean
TV ownership from 1948-58.
1948- 0.4%
1954- 55.7%
1958- 83.2%
What type of music emerged in the 1950s and who was the most famous star?
Rock and Roll
Elvis Presley
3 ways WW2 helped the consumer industry boom in the 1950s.
- America was not invaded
- Produced the war resources
- Loaned money to other countries
What did the servicemen’s readjustment act do?
Set aside $13 billion to help veteran soldiers with loans, medicines, education and buying goods.
How did President Truman try and help the economy?
Rapid demobilisation of troops.
1947- 3 million US troops
1950- 600,000 US troops
Also continued the New Deal
What did the 1947 Marshall Plan do?
Gave $17 billion to help European countries rebuild and preventing them from turning to communism.
Why was there riots in the northern states between 1965-67?
There were poor relations between the police and black Americans.
What were the names of the two biggest riots?
Watts Riot- 1965
Detroit Riot- 1967
What was black nationalism?
The movement that rejected the non-violent approach of the civil rights movement.
Name 3 famous members of the nation of Islam.
- Elijah Muhammed
- Malcolm X
- Muhammed Ali (once was Cassius Clay)
How and why did the SNCC change?
It changed from a non-violent to a violent organisation under the new leader Stokely Carmichael.
What improvements did the civil rights act of 1964 make?
- 430,000 Black Americans registered their votes
- It became illegal to discriminate in housing and employment.
What did the Selma March of 1965 hope to achieve?
It hoped to encourage more black Americans to vote.
