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Post War Society America 1945 - 73 Flashcards

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Consumerism

A

A society that focuses on buying goods

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Affluence

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Having money or wealth

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American dream

A

The belief that anyone in America can achieve

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Popular culture

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Culture based on what ordinary people like

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Teenagers

A

More leisure time and money
Rebelled against society and parents
Had own styles and culture

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Rock and roll

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Elvis Presley
Beat music
Teenagers listened

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Television

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Replaced reading
Commercial sponsors
Game shows, sitcoms and soap operas

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NAACP

A 
National 
Association for the 
Advancement of 
Coloured 
People 
Legal methods
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SNCC

A 
Student
Nonviolent
Coordinating 
Committee 
Direct action protest
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CORE

A 
Congress
Of
Racial 
Equality 
Activist group
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SCLC

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Southern
Christian
Leadership
Council 
Nonviolent
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HUAC

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House
Un
American
Commission

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