topic 1 Flashcards
What were the common concerns in ‘50’s society
Nuclear war
consumerism
youth
economic equality
How many cars were manufactured in 1955
7.9 million
Name 2 deep south states
Mississippi
Alabama
In 1965 how many African-American voters were there in Selma
23
when was the voting rights act
1965
Why was On the Road initially rejected by publishers
References to use of drugs and alcohol
Name a beat generation singer
Bob Dylan
What Characteristics could a Beatnik be identified by
- a ‘pad’ in certain areas such as San Francisco
- sandals
- long straight hair, tight jeans, baggy jumpers
- social snobbery
- Zen Buddhism
- coffee and poetry
- urban black culture vocabulary
Criticisms of television
- promoted conformity
- promoted consumerism
- caused a decline in test scores
- made views physically inactive
Pros of televison
Media highlighted problems such as racial violence and protests
In 1964 how many children still attended segregated schools
68%
when did Kennedy become president
1961
what were the challenges Kennedy set for Americans in his New Frontier speech
science Space international tensions ignorance prejudice poverty surplas
When was Peace corps established
1961
When did the Korean war end
summer of 1953
How long did the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott last
381 days
How many marchers were there involved on the march on Washington 1963
250,000
Why did Kennedy struggle to pass any legstlation
Congress were a Republican majority
Who was peace corps popular with
youths
hippies!
What year did Yuri Gagarin orbit the earth
1961
How much did the moon landing cost
$40 billion
Who murdered JFK
Lee harvey Oswald
when and were did JFK die
22nd Nov 1963
Dallas
When was the Birmingham Campaign
April 1963
When did the NAACP win the supreme court ruling against
- segregation of uni’s
- Segregation of schools
- 1950
- 1954
When was MLK assassinated
1968
Who called national attention to bigotry in Birmingham 1963
Bull connor
What type of housing increased in the city as a result of the ‘white flight’ to suburbia
Ghettos
What was Juvenile Deliquincy
Rebellion of the youngest generation against conformity of the older generation
What did peace corps remind people of
Marshall Aid
- using aid and help to almost appease the lesser economically developed countries from turning to commmunism
What legislation did kennedy want to push through
- a department of urban affairs to control the growing ghetto problem
- scheme to help the unemployed
- rise of minimum wage
- more money to education
- health insurance for the elderly
- tax cuts
- civil rights bill
- – none of these were accepted by the republican dominated congress
When did the Korean war start
1950
When did the Vietnam war start
November 1955
When did the Vietnam war end
April 1975
What explains the growth of suburbia
- little housing development during ww2 meant a boom in construction and the cheapness of mortgages in the outer city areas
- FHA and VA giving cheap rates on down payments for veterans
- increase car ownership meant people could drive into the cities
why was rock n roll popular among young people
-gave them a sense of group identity
-they had money to spend on records
—-“$521 million in 1960”
the white council said that rock n roll reduced a white man to the levels of a black man
What does the NAACP stand for
national association for the advancement of coloured people
