50's Pop-Culture
These two children's toys were created as fads in the 50s but still remain popular today
What are silly putty and hula hoops
This country was split into two separate countries in 1954
What is Vietnam?
This 1964 President led the push for the Great Society and many of its programs
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This pastor from Alabama called for equal rights in his "I have a dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
As more women would gain more freedoms during the 1960's divorce rates would raise throughout the decade by this percentage
What is 10%?
The growth of this type of transportation meant that more people could move into the suburbs, away from there jobs
What are automobiles?
This joint resolution gave the President and the military the power to protect US forces
What is the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
This Great Society program helped poor children by providing them with free preschool
What is the Head Start program?
This Civil Rights event was held after activist found that not only had the Civil Rights act not done enough to end segregation but also because a large majority of African Americans were being stopped from voting
What is the voter registration drive in Selma?
As the decade went on teens and young adults would develop their own separate trends in this type of expression
What is fashion?
By the end of the decade, 85% of Americans own this type of entertainment, which would go to become a popular family pastime
What is television?
This Vietnamese Lunar holiday fell on the same day as a large-scale attack on cities friendly to the US
What is the Tet?
Congress passed this act, which gave free health care to all elderly citizens
What is the Medicare Act?
This group of activists fought against segregation by riding on buses into segregated stations
Who are the Freedom Riders?
This music era brought with it the rise of groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
What is the British Invasion?
What is Rock and Roll?
This 1968 massacre led to the deaths of over 500 unarmed Vietnamese villagers
What is the My Lai Massacre?
This group objected to the Great Society programs as they did not like federal government interference
What is local government?
Students would fight against segregation by doing these events, in which they would stay seated at segregated restaurants until they were served
What is Lunch Counter Sit-ins?
This type of media became largely diverse during the 60s and became the #1 leisure activity
What is television?
Because of the popularity of television most Americans were not seen as this
What are customers to advertise to?
This event in 1975 would bring the Vietnam war to a close
What is the surrender of South Vietnam to North Vietnam?
The Great Society's greatest issue was this thing, and led to many Americans giving up on the programs
What is a large monetary investment?
This group's aim was to fix gender pay gaps and government representation
By the end of the 60's the average wage had raised to this amount, reflecting the financial growth of the time
What is $8,500?