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USA Topic 5 Flashcards

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When did the idea of a teenager and rebelling against your parents come about

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1950s

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Why was Elvis Presley popular and give two examples of songs he wrote

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Adults disliked him for his permanent sneer, hip thrusts and tight trousers which made teenagers like him more. He made Hound Dog and Heartbreak Hotel.

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Which style of music grew more popular in the 1950s

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Rock and roll

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Which British groups became popular in the USA in the 1960s

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The Beatles and the Rolling Stones

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What styles of music grew more popular in the 60s

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Hard rock, and protest songs eg Bob Dylan. Rock and roll continued to be popular eg Beach Boys

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What did parents think that rock n roll music encouraged

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Teenage crime

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What music grew in popularity in the 1970

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Disco eg Donna Summers, the Bee Gees, Chic and the Jacksons. This was further popularised by Saturday Night Fever and was especially popular with women

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Give examples of heavy metal bands

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Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden

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What was one popular solo artist

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Bruce Springsteen eg Born in the USA (he sung about American life)

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Which style of music developed in the 1990s

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Rap and hip hop eg Jay Z (Hard Knock Life) and Will Smith

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When did drive in cinemas first open and become popular

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Opened 1930s, became popular 1950s

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How many drive ins approximately were there in the USA

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Around 4000

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What were drive ins labelled as and why

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Passion pits because of the greater privacy given to patrons

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When was the first multiplex movie theatre made

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1963

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When did antiheroes become popular and what were examples

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After the Second World War, examples were James Dean, Paul Newman, Ava Gardner and Marilyn Monroe

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When did Blockbusters become popular and give examples

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1970s, examples are Jaws, Star Wars and ET

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What was 1990s the decade for in media

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High paid movie stars eg Tom Cruise, VCRs, first DVDs and even more special effects in films

18
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What increase of televisions was there between 1959 to 1970

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88% to 96%

19
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How much TV did the average family watch daily

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6 hours

20
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What were popular styles to watch on TV

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Game shows, western (eg the Lone Ranger) soap operas (eg Dynasty) and chat shows (eg Oprah Winfrey)

21
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What two rival computer organisations were set up in the 1990s

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Apple(Steve Jobs) and Microsoft(Bill Gates)

22
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What were examples of games that were released

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In the 1980s Nintendo released the NES and Sega introduced the Sega Megadrive. Sony PlayStation was also introduced

23
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How did the rise in media influence society

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Young people had less leisure time, email rose and so did obesity and lack of exercise

24
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How did literature develop

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The search for the great American novel (had to define being American) began

25
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What were popular American novels and themes

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To Kill a Mockingbird - racial inequality and rape
The Catcher in the Rye - madness of American society
The Naked and the Dead - fighting in the war

26
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What were Beatniks

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Group of novelists and poets who rebelled against societal norms

27
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What was the issue with the poem Howl

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It was so sexually explicit it shocked most of American society

28
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What was the Feminine Mystique about

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It challenged the traditional role of women in the USA

29
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How were the teenagers of the 1950s different to others

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They wanted to rebel
They had more money to spend due to more affluence in America so companies targeted products towards them
They grew up under threat of nuclear war

30
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What were hippies

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They decided to drop out of society, grow their hair long and take drugs. They often wore flowers as a sign of peace

31
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What encouraged young people to protest

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Protest singers, the war in Vietnam, influence of MLK .

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How did the Second World War impact the role of women

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Women had to work to contribute to the war effort which encouraged them to want to have a job as well. However when the men returned they gave up their jobs and those who stayed earned only 50-60% of what the men earned

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Which type of woman was treated with suspicion by society

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Women who worked

34
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How was the contraceptive pill helpful to women in the 1950s

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Gave them the choice to have children later and pursue a career

35
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What percentage of the workforce did women make up in 1950

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29%

36
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What percentage of the workforce did women
make up in 1960

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50%

37
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How did Eleanor Roosevelt help the feminist movement

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She set up a commission to investigate the status of women and found that 95% of company managers were men, women only earned 50-60% of what men did and 4% of lawyers were women

38
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What was NOW?

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National Organisation for Women - set up by middle class women to attack discrimination. Had 40000 members in the 1970s

39
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What was the Women’s Liberation Movement

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Women who had more radical aims than NOW, aka feminists. Didn’t wear makeup and burned their bras in public which made it harder for others to take them seriously

40
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When was the Equal Pay Act passed

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1963

41
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When was the Educational Amendment Act passed and what was it

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1972 - Outlawed sex discrimination in schools so girls and boys learnt the same thing

42
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When was the Pregnancy Discrimination Act passed and what did it do

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1978 - banned discrimination in the workplace against pregnant women

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