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GIVE 3 REASONS FOR THE ENOURMOUS GROWTHOF THE SUBURBS IN THE 1950’S:
1. Veterans had access to low-interest loans.
2. The Highway Act greatly expanded the highway system allowing for easier commutes to jobs in the cities.
3. Population expanded greatly due to post-war “baby boom”, more families started and had more children.
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WHY WERE AMERICANS ON A BUYING SPREEIN THE 1950’S?
- THEY WERE SECURE IN THEIR JOBS AND CONFIDENT OF INCREASING INCOMES.
- THEY WERE TRYING TO “KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES”.
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WHAT “EXPERIENCE” OR LIFESTYLE DID T.V. SHOWSIN THE 1950’S OFTEN REFLECT?
IT OFTEN PORTRAYED THEWHITE MIDDLE-CLASS SUBURBANEXPERIENCE.
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WAS SEGREGATION BY RACE LEGAL IN THESOUTH IN THE EARLY 1950’S?
YES
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WHAT IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS CHANGE DID THE “BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA KANSAS”BRING ABOUT?
“BROWN VS. BOARD” brought about the integration of the public school System.
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WHAT EVENT SPURRED THE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMABUS BOYCOTT?
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. She wasarrested and convicted of violating segregation laws.
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WHO WAS THE YOUNG, DYNAMIC MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE BOYCOTT?
He was Martin Luther King, Jr.
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WHAT LIFESTYLE DID THE“BEAT” WRITERS AND POETSCHALLENGE IN THE 1950’S?
They challenged the lifestylesof the middle-class.
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WHAT WERE TEENS IN THE 1950’S TRYING TO ESCAPEBY LISTENING AND DANCING TO “ROCK & ROLL”?
THEY WERE TRYING TO ESCAPE THE CONFORMITYOF SUBURBIA.