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What year was the modern credit card invented in?
When is 1950?
This new subsection in the profession of Occupational Therapy was introduced in 1958.
What is Occupational Therapy Assistant?
The most popular music artist in the 1950s.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This war lasted from 1950-1953 and convinced Americans to adopt an anti communism stance.
What is the Korean War
This form of leisure grew from being in just 9% of American households to 85.9% of households by the end of the decade
What is television?
This lectureship began its presentation in 1955 and is named after the Mother of OT.
What is Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship?
The president of the United states for the bulk of the 1950s
This 1950s event caused a Nuclear Arms Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
What is the Cold War
this form of play was invented in 1954! Hint: dice!
What is Yahtzee?
This federation was formed in 1952 to address the global needs of the OT profession.
What is WFOT? World Federation of Occupational Therapy
Popular kids television show that made its first appearance in 1955.
What is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse?
This 1955-56 protest began after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat, leading African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama to boycott the city's buses for over a year.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
In this 1954 Supreme Court Case, segregation in public schools was declared unconstitutional, marking the end of legal segregation in U.S. school systems
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This field of OT was introduced due to the Polio epidemic.
What is pediatrics?
The rivalry race between the US and Soviet Union in 1957.
What is the space race?
This life-saving vaccine, introduced by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1955, led to a dramatic decline in cases of a disease that once paralyzed thousands of children each year.”
What is the polio vaccine?
In 1953, who discovered the double helix structure of DNA
Who is James Watson and Francis Crick?
This Amendment Act, passed in 1954, first listed OT as a service to be provided in rehabilitation facilities.
What is the Vocational Rehabilitation Act?
The first WFOT president
Who is Margaret B. Fulton?
This disability rights effort of the 1950s pushed for ramps, curb cuts, elevators, and other changes to make public spaces accessible to all.
The Barrier-Free Movement