USA Topic 5

Question 1

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

Answer 1

1950s

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

Which style of music grew more popular in the 1950s

Answer 3

Rock and roll

Question 4

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

Answer 4

The Beatles and the Rolling Stones

Question 5

What styles of music grew more popular in the 60s

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What did parents think that rock n roll music encouraged

Answer 6

Teenage crime

Question 7

What music grew in popularity in the 1970

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Give examples of heavy metal bands

Answer 8

Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden

Question 9

What was one popular solo artist

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Which style of music developed in the 1990s

Answer 10

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

Question 11

When did drive in cinemas first open and become popular

Answer 11

Opened 1930s, became popular 1950s

Question 12

How many drive ins approximately were there in the USA

Answer 12

Around 4000

Question 13

What were drive ins labelled as and why

Answer 13

Passion pits because of the greater privacy given to patrons

Question 14

When was the first multiplex movie theatre made

Answer 14

1963

Question 15

When did antiheroes become popular and what were examples

Answer 15

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

Question 16

When did Blockbusters become popular and give examples

Answer 16

1970s, examples are Jaws, Star Wars and ET

Question 17

What was 1990s the decade for in media

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What increase of televisions was there between 1959 to 1970

Answer 18

88% to 96%

Question 19

How much TV did the average family watch daily

Answer 19

6 hours

Question 20

What were popular styles to watch on TV

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Apple(Steve Jobs) and Microsoft(Bill Gates)

Question 22

What were examples of games that were released

Answer 22

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

Question 23

How did the rise in media influence society

Answer 23

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

Question 24

How did literature develop

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What were popular American novels and themes

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What were Beatniks

Answer 26

Group of novelists and poets who rebelled against societal norms

Question 27

What was the issue with the poem Howl

Answer 27

It was so sexually explicit it shocked most of American society

Question 28

What was the Feminine Mystique about

Answer 28

It challenged the traditional role of women in the USA

Question 29

How were the teenagers of the 1950s different to others

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What were hippies

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What encouraged young people to protest

Answer 31

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

Question 32

How did the Second World War impact the role of women

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Which type of woman was treated with suspicion by society

Answer 33

Women who worked

Question 34

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

Answer 34

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

Question 35

What percentage of the workforce did women make up in 1950

Answer 35

29%

Question 36

What percentage of the workforce did women make up in 1960

Answer 36

50%

Question 37

How did Eleanor Roosevelt help the feminist movement

Answer 37

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

Question 38

What was NOW?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

What was the Women's Liberation Movement

Answer 39

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

Question 40

When was the Equal Pay Act passed

Answer 40

1963

Question 41

When was the Educational Amendment Act passed and what was it

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

1978 - banned discrimination in the workplace against pregnant women