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Who is Miles Davis and what musical form did he revolutionize in the 50s?

Jazz / bebop

100

What significance does Levittown, PA have in the Golden Age?

Suburbanization and conformity

100

What are the three things that are part of an economic system or economy

people, money, services

100

What is my wife's name?

Julie

100

Wnat is a golden age?

Time of prosperity for many but not all people.

200

Who is Mark Rothko and what is his famous painting called?

Untitled

200

What is Willow Run and what happened there?

Manufacturing of the B-24 bomber in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

200

What was the larger meaning of Langston Hughes' poem, Harlem, written in 1951.

A dream deferred can lead to explosions.

200

Why is guessing sometimes more important than being right or wrong.

Leads to creativity and maybe genius ideas.

200

What is a tv dinner and what is its significance during the 1950s.

Mass production of food and conformity of diet.

300

Who is Rosie the Riveter and what did she symbolize or stand for?

Women working in the war economy.

300

What was located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee during the 50s.

Manhattan Project, building of Atomic Weapons

300

What type of drug did some housewives resort to to help restore their energy and spirits.

Barbiturates and amphetamines.

300

Are dress hemlines lower or higher during times of conservatism. 

Lower, below the knee generally speaking.

300

What does conformity mean?

Many people adhering or following a standard or norm.
400

What is the name of the family photographed in the Life Magazine photo? 

Czekalinski

400

What was the name of the WWII shipyard in New York City?

Brooklyn Navy Yard


400

What is a war economy?

When a war forces the reorganization of the economy to support a war effort.

400

How many dogs do the Uns own?

3

400

What is difference between a blue collar and white collar worker?

How the person earns money. Blue collar works with their hands; white collar not.

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