Politics
What war was America involved in during the 1950s?
The Korean War
What book by William Goulding deals with adolescence and sudden independence?
Lord of the Flies
Define:Barf
To throw up
What skirts were popularized for teens in the 1950s?
Poodle Skirts
What was it called in the 1950s when teens danced in their socks?
Sock hops
What country was America feeling threatened by?
The Soviet union
What coming of age book by J.D. Salinger continues to be read and seen as influential today?
Catcher in the rye
Define:Big tickle
Something that's really funny
What was commonly worn by greasers?
Leather Jackets
What genre of music was popularized in the 1950s?
Rock Music
The congressional hearings investigating Communism were called what?
The Mcarthy Hearings
What dystopian book by Ray Bradbury influenced and shocked Americans in the 50's and remains to this day to be hugely influential?
Farenheit 451
Define:Flip your lid
to go crazy
What textile became popular in the 50's?
What musician who was known for his pelvis helped popularize rock?
Elvis presley
What big shifts in schools occurred in the 1950s?
Desegreation
What book influenced and set a stage for the counter culture?
On the Road By Jack Kerouac
What is a Greaser?
The Greasers wore leather jackets, worked in autobody shops, used a lot of hair gel, and were seen as the stereotypical bad boy.
What shirt cut named after a Disney character was popularized in the 1950s?
What other musical genres influenced rock?
The Blues and R&B
To push for civil rights who decided to not give up their seat on a bus?
Rosa Parks
What hugely influential fantasy series came out in the 1950s?
Lord of the rings
What was the fad where people attempted to fit as many people as possible into a telephone booth
Telephone booth stuffing
What Jackets were commonly worn by jocks?
Letterman Jackets
What other American culture influenced rock?
Rock took alot of elements from traditionally Black music and incorporated them into the genre while putting a more modern spin on it.