Musicians
This was one of the most important African American guitarists of the 1950s Rock N Roll era?
Who was Chuck Berry?
This was the decade where Jerry Lee Lewis became popular
What are the 1950s?
This war was predominantly focused on the 1960s and caused a "rift" between the generations of the 1960s
What is the Vietnam War?
This style of music became more important in the early to mid 1960s for its application of reflecting upon social and current politics of the 1960s
What is folk music?
This was known as paying to influence what songs/artists would be played on the radio
He was probably the most popular mainstream Rock N Roll artist in the 1950s
Who is Elvis Presley?
This was the decade where the space race started between the United State and Russia
What is the 1950s?
This was the campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early and mid 1950s
What is McCarthyism?
This style of music was important to the creation of Rock N Roll as it was rooted in it
What is Blues?
This city was a main center for the Blues starting in the 1940s
What is Chicago?
This band from Liverpool, England became one of the most famous Rock N Roll bands of all time
Who are The Beatles?
This decade was known for the emergence of the Hippie culture
What are the 1960s?
This movement started in the 1950s and became stronger moving into the 1960s
What is the Civil Rights movement?
This city became a major center for rock and pop music starting in the 1960s
What is Los Angeles?
This event that happened on July 20, 1969 led to the fulfillment of one of John F Kennedy's goals for the United States
What is landing on the moon?
This blind pianist combined Jazz, Gospel, and Blues to play Rhythm and Blues
Who is Ray Charles?
This decade saw the beginning of teen idols
What are the 1950s?
This dance led to the masses of people to adopt Rock N Roll as a new form of pop music`
What is the Twist?
This type of music came out of Detroit starting in the early 1960s
What is Motown?
On January 3, 1959, this state became the 49th state in the USA.
What is Alaska?
This famous folk/rock musician was known for his poetic lyrics
Who is Bob Dylan?
What are the 1960s?
This "event" peaked in 1957, when just under 4.3 million babies were born in America.
What is the "baby boom"?
This was the first African American Supreme Court justice who was appointed in 1967
Who is Thurgood Marshall?