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Name ______Name ______Date ______Date ______Hour ______Name ______Name ______Chapter 19–The Post War Boom Date ______Learning Targets-Study Guide Date ______Hour ______Learning Target 1: I will be able to understand, evaluate and apply key vocabulary from Chapter 19. Chapter 19–The Post War Boom Learning Targets-Study Guide Vocabulary: Baby Boom Learning Target 1: I will be able to understand, Beat Movement evaluate and apply key vocabulary from Chapter 19. Consumerism Fair Deal Vocabulary: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Baby Boom Franchise Beat Movement Mass Media Consumerism Planned Obsolescence Fair Deal Suburbs Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Urban Renewal Franchise Mass Media Learning Target 2: I will be able to explain the Planned Obsolescence economic, social and cultural changes that occurred in Suburbs post war America. Urban Renewal

1. How did car ownership change the lives of Learning Target 2: I will be able to explain the Americans living in the 1950’s? economic, social and cultural changes that occurred in post war America. 2. What were some of the early criticisms America’s had of television? 1. How did car ownership change the lives of Americans living in the 1950’s? 3. What are the factors that helped contribute to “white flight”? 2. What were some of the early criticisms America’s had of television?

4. If someone were to work in an office setting what 3. What are the factors that helped contribute to type of job would that be considered? “white flight”?

5. What were some of the most popular television shows that aired during the 1950’s? 4. If someone were to work in an office setting what type of job would that be considered?

6. How does a conglomerate work? 5. What were some of the most popular television shows that aired during the 1950’s? 7. How did Truman’s criticism of the 80th “do nothing Congress” help him win the 1948 election? 6. How does a conglomerate work? 8. What is the meaning behind the term consumerism? 7. How did Truman’s criticism of the 80th “do nothing Congress” help him win the 1948 election?

8. What is the meaning behind the term consumerism?  Explain what the term the “Other America” means  Discuss the issues that plagued the inner city, the idea behind urban renewal and the struggles a least one of the minority groups in America were facing during the 1950’s

Short Answer Topics: 19.) By the summer of 1946 roughly ten million men and women had been released from the armed forces and began Short Answer Topics: arriving home to begin a new life. There were many new 19.) By the summer of 1946 roughly ten million men and factors that emerged that challenged the look and lives of what women had been released from the armed forces and began had traditionally been the model for American families. These arriving home to begin a new life. There were many new factors included the impact of the G.I. Bill of Rights, the factors that emerged that challenged the look and lives of what housing crisis of the 1940’s, the redefining of the family, had traditionally been the model for American families. These economic readjustment and the remarkable recovery. Please factors included the impact of the G.I. Bill of Rights, the discuss the impact of several of these topics on American housing crisis of the 1940’s, the redefining of the family, society and why they aided in redefining our views of the economic readjustment and the remarkable recovery. Please traditional family. discuss the impact of several of these topics on American society and why they aided in redefining our views of the Things to think about and discuss: traditional family.  Choose and discuss the impact of at least Things to think about and discuss: three of the five factors that contributed to the readjustment of American life during  Choose and discuss the impact of at least the 1940’s and 50’s. three of the five factors that contributed to the readjustment of American life during the 1940’s and 50’s. 20.) American culture during the 1950’s was shaped by mass media and the influence of television. Please discuss the role mass media played, the impact of television on popular culture 20.) American culture during the 1950’s was shaped by mass and consumerism, the new music that emerged and how the media and the influence of television. Please discuss the role creation of a new sub culture effected Americas’ youth. mass media played, the impact of television on popular culture Things to think about and discuss: and consumerism, the new music that emerged and how the creation of a new sub culture effected Americas’ youth.  Explain the impact that television had on Things to think about and discuss: American culture (name at least one to two popular shows to help support your  Explain the impact that television had on point) and the way people were American culture (name at least one to influenced to buy new products two popular shows to help support your point) and the way people were  Discuss the beat movement and the new influenced to buy new products types of music (including some of the artists) that emerged during the 1950’s  Discuss the beat movement and the new types of music (including some of the  Explain the effect that the new sub culture artists) that emerged during the 1950’s had on the American public  Explain the effect that the new sub culture had on the American public 21.) While the 1950’s were portrayed in popular culture as a time of unprecedented prosperity, the reality is that for poor and minority citizens post war America failed to live up to the 21.) While the 1950’s were portrayed in popular culture as a “American Dream” we all saw on TV and in magazines. Please time of unprecedented prosperity, the reality is that for poor discuss the reasons the 1950’s were less than ideal for what and minority citizens post war America failed to live up to the historians consider the “other America”. Be sure to discuss the “American Dream” we all saw on TV and in magazines. Please economic, social and political factors that contributed to the discuss the reasons the 1950’s were less than ideal for what massive disconnect between whites and minorities. historians consider the “other America”. Be sure to discuss the Things to think about and discuss: economic, social and political factors that contributed to the massive disconnect between whites and minorities.  Discuss why there was an economic and Things to think about and discuss: opportunity gap between whites and minorities  Discuss why there was an economic and opportunity gap between whites and minorities  Explain what the term the “Other America” means  Discuss the issues that plagued the inner city, the idea behind urban renewal and the struggles a least one of the minority groups in America were facing during the 1950’s

Learning Target 3: I will be able to summarize, Learning Target 3: I will be able to summarize, examine and evaluate historical maps, data, charts, examine and evaluate historical maps, data, charts, graphs, photos, audio, clips and video footage to explain graphs, photos, audio, clips and video footage to explain the social and political changes that took place in the the social and political changes that took place in the 1940’s and 50’s. 1940’s and 50’s.

1. You will get a political cartoon depicting 1. You will get a political cartoon depicting one of the big issues behind the 1948 one of the big issues behind the 1948 election. election.

2. You will be given a graph depicting the 2. You will be given a graph depicting the baby boom. baby boom.

Learning Target 4: I will be able to summarize, Learning Target 4: I will be able to summarize, evaluate and construct connections (to myself, the evaluate and construct connections (to myself, the world and/or other topics we have studied) using a world and/or other topics we have studied) using a variety of primary and secondary documents. variety of primary and secondary documents.

1. You will be given two primary source 1. You will be given two primary source document designed to draw out your document designed to draw out your inference regarding the Truman Loyalty inference regarding the Truman Loyalty Oath of 1947. Oath of 1947.