Post War Society Flashcards
1
Q
What increased consumer spending
A
American dream
First credit cards
Higher wages
2
Q
What role did tele play
A
Regular adverts
By 1958 83 percent had a TV
People exposed to New ideas and the news
3
Q
Changes to youth culture
A
Teenager emerged
Rock and roll - elvis presley
4
Q
How did the cold War add to the fear of communism
A
Fear of Russian spy’s
Nuclear arms race
5
Q
What did the huac believe
A
Anyone who criticised America was a potential communist
6
Q
What was extreme anti communism called
A
Mccarthyism
