Red Scare
Who was the main Senator against communists?
Senator McCarthy.
Who were normally the head of the house?
What genre dominated the music industry?
Rock and Roll.
Around how many babies were born in the 1946 alone?
3.4 million in the US.
Was the first living thing in space?
A dog.
What caused the Red Scare?
The fear of communists.
Who were expected to care for the children?
Women
Who was music most commonly listen by?
Young teens and white and back teenagers.
What caused the boom?
Low taxes, balanced budgets, and lots of spending.
Who were the first people to send a satalitte into space?
The soviets.
What is McCarthyism?
Its false accusations normally related to communists.
In what ways did the gender roles get reinforced?
By televison and advertisments because of how important content consumer were.
What was the most genre influential of the 1950s?
The blues and rythem.
What 3 things were booming at the time?
Baby boom, home ownership, and growth of subburbs.
When was NASA established?
July 1958.
What did McCarthy do?
He began investigations and searchs to expose commmunists.
What are 3 types of jobs women started to take?
Teacher, nurse, librarian, stewardess, factory workers
What genre did the 1950s take insperation from in the past?
Classical.
Every year since 1946 in the 1950s how many babies were born each year?
4 million babies each year.
Who were the first to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong (USA)
WHy were the americans scared?
After the war they worried they were spies.
at the time, what is an ideal house wife?
Cleans, cooks and watches the kids.
What was special about Rock and Roll becoming famous?
What was the cause of an economic boom?
WWII ending helped.
Who was the first women in space?
Valentina Terreshlova