Pop Culture 1950's

1. What media exploded in the 50's, and how did business respond to this explosion?

The media that exploded in the 50's was television and business responded by selling TV Guide and do advertising commericials and make TV dinner.

2. Why did critics not like television?

Because women appeared as having stereotypical roles and would not be telling the truth of America and were concern of the violence that children were watching.

3. What's so ironic about rock and roll music in the 1950's?

The music was rebellious but it became popular in the end.



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The American Dream 1950's

1. What were some causes for the baby boom?

Husbands and wives got back together after the war, decreasing marriage age, desirability of large families, confidence in continued economic prosperity, and advances in medicine.

2. What did Americans have to do in order to support all the new babies being born?

Americans had to make toys and sell toys for new born babies and have to make more schools.

3. How did roles of women change in the 1950's?

Women were not with their roles they felt isolated, bored, and unfulfilled. Women couldn't get jobs or work or go to college.

4. What changes allowed the American car explosion to occur?


People got easy credit so they could get cars easily and gasoline was cheap and need transportation to get to a faraway places and to construct new roads.





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Truman's Labor Policies

1. What were some of the significant challenges Pres. Truman faced after WWII?

Finding jobs for twelve million soldiers and to bring stability and prosperity to all Americans and to stop strikes.

2. How did Truman try to help returing G.I.s get jobs after WWII, and how effective was he? Explain your opinion.

He did try help G.I.s to get jobs after WWII but in the end President Truman couldn't give the G.I.s everything they needed.



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The American Teenager

1. How did the lives of teenages change after TGD and WWII? Explain.

Teenages would be able to go to school because their parents would have money and don't need their children to work to support the family and created a group.

2. What is "white flight?" Was it good for society?

White flight was when white Americans left the cities when A.A. moved to the cities.

3. Why did many Mexicans immigrate to the U.S. before the 1950's?

Many mexicans move to the U.S. illegally to escape poor economic conditions in Mexico.



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Postwar America 1950's

1. What was the U.S. economy like during WWII? How were Americans doing?

The U.S. economy during WWII was bad but better than the Great Depression. Americans would get paid but couldn't spent money on anything.

2. How did the American economy transform after The Great Depression and WWII?

Americans transformed from a blue-collar (factory jobs) to white collar (company jobs).

3. Why would a company like Google not do well in the 50's?

Google will not do well in the 50's because it will not be following the standards and would let people express their ideas through Google.


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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

1. Bruno moved with his family so his father could be closer to the Nazi death camps. At first only father knew the real reason for moving to the country. Why do you think father was so secretive about why the family moved?

The Father was so secretive about the move because he didn't want his family to know the truth of moving to a new home.

2. Bruno was taught to think of Jews in a certain way. What was Bruno taught about Jews?

Bruno was taught that Jews were not real people but evil creatures and that they caused Germany to lose in WWI.

3. When Bruno fell from the swing a Jewish man helped him. Why was this event significant to Bruno’s mother’s thinking of Jewish people?

Bruno's mother thinks that Jewish people were good people but that her country says that Jewish  were bad and evil people.

4. Bruno’s father evolved and transformed from a loving father to what? Why?

Bruno's father transformed from a loving father to a strict soldier to make it a better world for his family.

5. Bruno evolved and transformed as well. What kind of boy was he at first, and what did he transform to?

Bruno didn't evolved or transformed at all he was always an adventurist.

6. Describe your feelings about Bruno’s actions. Include descriptions of the scene and the choice(s) Bruno made, and what difference his actions made.

I  think the decision that Bruno made was a bad choice because I made him lose his life and made his family depressed for him for dying.




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Post WWII America

1. Why were Americans afraid of the Soviet Union?

They were afraid of the Soviet Union's new political system called communism and that it could threat the American way of life.

2. What did the Russians want in Europe?

Russians wanted to spread communism throughout Europe.

3. What did the Americans want in Europe?

Americans wanted to see free elections and spread democracy throughout Europe.

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Japanese Internment & Justice

1. What does the word "internment" mean to you?

Put people in camps or imprison them.

2. Why were Japanese-Americans interned in Manzanar?

Japanese-Americans were imprison in Manzanar because they didn't want Japanese-Americans to get involved with the war and thought that Japanese-Americans were going to become a threat to U.S.

3. Why were Japanese internment policies wrong?

Japanese internment policies wrong because it made Japanese-Americans lose their homes and jobs and everything else they had owned.



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The End of WWII

1. Was Gen. MacArthur a successful general? Explain with evidence.

Gen. MacArthur a successful general because he led the Allied troops to victory against Japan and capture the Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.

2. Explain how successful the G.I. Bill was to returning soldiers.

The G.I. Bill was successful because returning soldiers were given free college because the federal government paid for them.

3. Why were Mexicans in L.A. unfairly treated after the war?

Mexicans in L.A. were unfairly treated because Mobs that were American sailors would go and beat up mexicans with zoot-suits senseless.



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WWII in the Pacific

1. Who promised to "return" to liberate the philippines?

General Douglas MacArthur

2. What reasons did the POTUS use for using atomic bombs?

To end the war and to save American lives.

3. In 1942, why were the Allies under-strength to fight Japan?

The Allies were under-strength against Japan because soldiers were ill-prepared to stop Japans advances.

4. Were American submarines effective in the Pacific? Explain.

American submarines were effective in the Pacific because it was able to take out enemy war ships under water.



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