Family Life
What was the most followed religion during this time?
How long did films last?
What new invention promoted moving to hotter sunbelt states?
Air conditioning.
What was the typical American dream in the 1940s?
A house in the suburbs, a steady job, a solid family
The ______ race was a competition for the dominance of _____ flight technologies. (Fill in the blank)
Space
What attracted people to the suburbs?
The cost was lower than living in the city.
What was the targeted audience for shows and movies?
Adults and/or Kids.
In what popular sunbelt state where were citrus fruits and sugarcane produced.
Florida
What were the gender Roles in the 1940s?
Men went to work to provide, women stayed at home, cooked, cleaned, took care of the kids.
Jonas Salk invented what vaccine in 1953?
The polio vaccine
What was the ideal family like at this time?
A nuclear family.
A couple and 2 kids.
Who was the biggest car manufacturer in the 1940's?
Chevrolet.
During the 1950's D. Eisenhower supported modern___?
Republicanism.
What was used to help advertise items?
Radios, newspapers, magazines, ads, and tv’s
What was polio?
Its a disease caused from feces
What caused the baby boom?
The hardships and uncertainties of the Great depression and World War II.
Why were many Americans scared of communism?
Americans have always followed capitalism.
What new invention was produced in Texas?
The transistor radio.
How did advertising help society in the 1940s?
It was informative on products that were out because a lot of people didn't know name brands.
What agricultural advancement did the people prosper to?
Machinery
Why were teenagers feeling like they were left out?
Shows, movies, and radio shows were aimed to adult and child audiences.
Where did rock n roll originate from?
From African American gospel and blues traditions.
What did Gordon Gould invent?
The laser.
What's one thing Truman’s labor policy promises for the new public work programs?
A guarantees full employment, higher minimum wage.
What impact did the nuclear freeze movement result in?
It impacted anti nuclear campaigns