TOPIC 5 - social changes 1950-2000

Question 1

1950s music = ……

Answer 1

Rock and roll music (Elvis)

Question 2

Parents hated Elvis’ …. - teens …..

Answer 2

Sensual style, tight trousers and sneer
Loved him more

Question 3

….. eg Bob Dylan + Springsteen

Answer 3

Protest songs

Question 4

Parents blamed rock and roll for …..

Answer 4

Teenage anger, lack of respect for law + increase in crime

Question 5

1970s = …. Music
Eg …. and the …. very popular with women

Answer 5

Disco
Bee Gees
Jacksons

Question 6

Heavy metal associated with …… eg. ….

Answer 6

Aggression and masculinity
Motorhead + Iron Maiden

Question 7

….. product of high unemployment among Black Americans

Answer 7

Rap + hip hop

Question 8

….. = growth in sale of PC’s

Answer 8

1990s

Question 9

Bill Gates set up ….. in ….

Answer 9

Microsoft company
1975

Question 10

Steve Jobs set up ….. in ….

Answer 10

Apple Computers
1976

Question 11

…..= development of internet

Answer 11

1990s

Question 12

….. = games consoles eg. …..

Answer 12

1980s
Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive, Sony PlayStation + Xbox

Question 13

….. via email

Answer 13

Near instant communication

Question 14

Social networking + games consoles = ……

Answer 14

Less active lifestyles + increase in obesity

Question 15

Literature challenged ….

Answer 15

Traditional values

Question 16

Book: …… focus on teenage rebellion

Answer 16

Catcher in the Rye

Question 17

Search for the Great American Novel = meaning of ….. - …..

Answer 17

Being American
Diversity + history

Question 18

To kill a mockingbird focus on ….

Answer 18

Racial inequality

Question 19

Betty Friedan wrote ….. - which ….

Answer 19

Feminine Mystique
Challenged traditional role of women

Question 20

Cinema became ……. due to television

Answer 20

Less popular

Question 21

Drive in cinema opened in the ….

Answer 21

1930s

Question 22

Drive-ins were popular for ….

Answer 22

Dates with teens with cars

Question 23

Drive ins labelled as ….. by the media

Answer 23

‘Passion pits’

Question 24

Multiplex = ….

Answer 24

Several screens in one building

Question 25

Audiences wanted ….. eg. …..

Answer 25

Symbols of rebellion James Dean + Marlon Brando

Question 26

…. = ‘blockbuster’ ‘event films’ = …..

Answer 26

1970s Special effects technology + soundtracks

Question 27

Famous Directors: 2x

Answer 27

Steven Spielberg (Jaws + ET) George Lucas (Indiana Jones)

Question 28

….. = cinema attendance increased

Answer 28

1990s

Question 29

Mega paid superstars eg. ….

Answer 29

Schwarzenegger, Robin Williams + Julia Roberts

Question 30

…/4 of households had a VCR = rentals of film is a …..

Answer 30

3 Major businesses

Question 31

… = first DVD release

Answer 31

1997

Question 32

More advanced ….. shown in films eg Jurassic Park

Answer 32

Digital imagery and special effects

Question 33

1950s TV celebrated …

Answer 33

Traditional US values

Question 34

TV failed to recognise that the US was a …..

Answer 34

Great mix of races + religions

Question 35

Racial or religious minorities usually shown to …..

Answer 35

Work for white people

Question 36

By 1960, ….. homes had TVs

Answer 36

50 million

Question 37

….s = cable and satellite TV

Answer 37

1980s

Question 38

Very popular TV = ….

Answer 38

Game shows + comedies Western programmes Soap operas (Dallas) Chat shows (Oprah Winfrey)

Question 39

Teenagers rebelled against ….

Answer 39

Parents beliefs

Question 40

First generation to grow up in ….. so teens wanted to ….

Answer 40

‘Nuclear age’ Enjoy ‘today’

Question 41

Influenced by ….. in ….

Answer 41

James Dean Rebel Without a Cause

Question 42

Use of illegal drugs increased in ….

Answer 42

1950s + 60s

Question 43

Contraceptive pill encouraged ….

Answer 43

Sexual freedom

Question 44

Hippy movement = …..

Answer 44

‘Make Love not War’

Question 45

Many hippies from ….. + rejected ….

Answer 45

Middle class backgrounds Parents values

Question 46

Students more involved in …. Eg ….

Answer 46

Politics Civil Rights + Anti-War Protests

Question 47

…. Students killed protesting at Kent University in …. No …. from Nixon

Answer 47

4 1970 Sympathy

Question 48

WW2 saw women work in ….

Answer 48

Munitions, shipyards, aircraft factories + armed forces

Question 49

After war many women ….

Answer 49

Returned to role as mothers or traditional ‘female’ jobs

Question 50

…s media encouraged women to adopt ….

Answer 50

1950s Traditional family roles

Question 51

Women were better educated (1960 = … attended uni) - so better ….

Answer 51

1.3 million Career options

Question 52

Eleanor Roosevelt report showed women as …. , only ..% of DR was female

Answer 52

‘Second class’ workers 7

Question 53

Betty Friedan set up …. (….)

Answer 53

National Organisation of Women (NOW)

Question 54

NOW challenged ….

Answer 54

Discrimination in court cases

Question 55

…. = more extreme than NOW eg. ….

Answer 55

Women’s Liberation Movement Burning bras

Question 56

….. = 1st female VP candidate

Answer 56

Geraldine Ferraro