Popular Culture (19.3)

Question 1

What was mass media

Answer 1

communication means that reached large audiences.

Question 2

Television developed with

Answer 2

Lightning speed

Question 3

What were some facts about tv

Answer 3

it was first avaliable in 1948 and it reached 9 percent of American homes

Question 4

Early television sets were

Question 5

The first regular broadcasts

Answer 5

only reached a smal lpart of the East Coast and offered only two hours of programs per week.

Question 6

Post WWII inovations suhc as

Answer 6

microwave relays which could transmit television waves over long distances helped

Question 7

In 1956, the Federal Communications Commission did what

Answer 7

regulated and licensed television, telephone, telegraph, radio, and other communications. IT allowd 500 new stations to broadcast

Question 8

This period of rapid expansion in TV was called:

Answer 8

The golden age

Question 9

Who was Milton Berle

Answer 9

A TV producer. he attracted people with I love Lucy, and Texaco Star Theater

Question 10

What was Berles thing

Answer 10

Comedy

Question 11

Who was Ed. R. Murrow

Answer 11

a television broadcaster

Question 12

What did Murrow do>

Answer 12

He intorduced 2 innovations

1. on the scene reporting
2. Invterviewign

this is with See it Now and Person to Person

Question 13

What were other popular programs

Answer 13

Western, sporting events, original dramas shown in Playhouse 90, The Mickey Mouse Club, The Howdy Doody Show

Question 14

How did American Businesses take advantage of the opportunities offered by the TV industry

Answer 14

Advertising reached 2 billion in 1960. Sales of TV guide introduced in 1953

Question 15

What was the TV MEAL

Answer 15

it was a new convenience item that was ready to heat, individual meals on disposible trays.

Question 16

Was everyone happy with these TV thrillers?

Answer 16

No. Critics objected to its effets on children and minoritiies.

Question 17

How did TV portray women>

Answer 17

As ideal mothers in Father KNows Best and The Adventures of Harriet of Ozzie

Question 18

Who rarely appeared on TV

Answer 18

African Americans and Latinos

Question 19

What did TV in the 1950s portray and idolize?

Answer 19

White America. It omitted references to poverty, diversity, and contemporary conflicts like civil rights.

Question 20

What did television glorify

Answer 20

historical conflicts.

Question 21

Newton Monow voiced concern to what?

Answer 21

The violence and effects on children (He was chairmen of the FCC)

Question 22

Whadt did radio do to compete with TV

Answer 22

It focused on local programming of news, weather, music, and community issues. Radio advertyising rose by 35 percent

Question 23

How much did the radio stations increase by

Answer 23

50 percennt

Question 24

From the beginning, TV cut into the what

Answer 24

movie market. More people stayed at home to watch TV

Question 25

How did TV not send Hollywood Away

Answer 25

`It capitalized on advantages that movies still had, like size, color, and stereophonic sound (surrounding the viewer) There were also innovations such as Smell O Vision and Aroma Rama that gave scent. Lastly, there were 3D immages

Question 26

When did TV get color

Answer 26

in 1953

Question 27

What was the beat movement

Answer 27

It was centered in San Francisco, LA, and NYC. It expressed the social and literary nonconformity of artists, poets, nad writers.

Question 28

What did beat originally mean

Answer 28

Wear, but it came to refer to music

Question 29

What did followers of the BM do?

Answer 29

They shunned regular work and sought a higher conciousness through Zen Buddhism music and sometimes drugs

Question 30

What did Beat poets and writers believe

Answer 30

that they should not impose that much structure. There was a very open forum. They read poetry aloud in coffeehouses and other gathering places.

Question 31

What were two famous literary works

Answer 31

Howl and On the Road

Question 32

How did Americans see the Beat Movemet

Answer 32

They didn’t see this lifestyle as very enchanting. They thought they were weird. However, the life attracted attention of media and college students

Question 33

What did Aln Freed do>

Answer 33

He added instruments to traditional blues misic

Question 34

Who usually played this type of music?

Answer 34

Aftrican Americans

Question 35

Freed promoted music that grew out of

Answer 35

rhythm and blues and country and pop. This was called Rock n roll

Question 36

What was the significance of the name rock n roll

Answer 36

it came to mean music that is black and white

Question 37

Richard Penniman, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, HIs Commets and Elvis PResley brought

Answer 37

rock n roll to fame among new teens

Question 38

What did Rock n Roll consist of

Answer 38

a heavy rhythm, simple melodies, lyrics featurin g love, cars, and problems of being young

Question 39

How did Elvis Presley develop his style

Answer 39

he sung in church and listened to gospel, country nad blues music. He played the guitar.

Question 40

Preseley was

Answer 40

very popular and 45 of his records sold a million copies

Question 41

What were some of PResley’s popular records

Answer 41

Hearbrek Hotel, Hound Dog, All Shook Up, Don’t Be Cruel, aamd Burnin g Love

Question 42

What did some people think of hims

Answer 42

That he was really weird. But young people thought a lot of is rebellious style

Question 43

What did adults think of rock n roll

Answer 43

They thought htat it would lead to teenage delinquency and immortality. Despite this, it was popular with TV and radio

Question 44

Who were Nat King Cole and Lena Horn and Harry Belafonte

Answer 44

They paved ways for minority representation in entertainment

Question 45

What did many African American preformers playdo

Answer 45

Jazz : the use of improverisation

Question 46

Where were African American shoes and programs broadcasted

Answer 46

On seerate Stateions. There were 250 radio stations. They radio wanted to counter everyone