
<p>Name - Time Machine WebQuest: 1950s-60s Culture</p><p>Research the answers to the following questions below by exploring the websites on your WebQuest. Write down your answers in the space provided and have FUN! </p><p>1. History of McDonald’s: </p><p>A. When was the first McDonald’s founded, and by whom?</p><p>B. When did Ray Kroc open his first McDonald’s and what were the first day’s sales?</p><p>C. What happened in 1961 in the history of McDonald’s?</p><p>D. When was the Big Mac introduced? </p><p>E. What did Ray Kroc originally do?</p><p>F. Describe Ray Kroc’s idea that transformed the existing fast food industry</p><p>G. Define “franchise”: </p><p>2. Development of television: </p><p>A. How many television sets were in the United States in 1950?</p><p>B. What happened to television in the 1950s?</p><p>C. Who was one of the first famous television news anchors, and what did he do before TV?</p><p>D. Who was Walter Cronkite?</p><p>E. Describe the connection between television, the Vietnam War, and the American people</p><p>F. What kinds of events were reported on television during the 1960s?</p><p>3. Elvis Presley</p><p>A. How many records did Elvis Presley sell?</p><p>B. What were his record chart statistics (#1 songs, etc.)? C. How many Grammy nominations/wins did Elvis receive?</p><p>D. Describe Elvis’s military career (when he was drafted, where he served, his polio shot)</p><p>E. Check out the photos from Elvis’s life and career</p><p>4. Assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy A. What day was Kennedy assassinated? Where was he and what was he doing?</p><p>B. Who allegedly shot Kennedy? How did this person die?</p><p>C. What are some of the theories for why Kennedy was assassinated?</p><p>5. Space Race and Moon Landing</p><p>A. Which country launched the first satellite?</p><p>B. Who was the first person in space? Which country was he from?</p><p>C. Who were the three men on the Apollo 11 crew?</p><p>D. When did the first moon landing take place? What was Neil Armstrong’s famous quote?</p><p>E. What did the astronauts need to wear on the moon? What did they do during the moon landing?</p><p>6. The hippie movement</p><p>A. What were some of the things hippies believed in?</p><p>B. Where did the hippie movement begin?</p><p>C. How did hippies feel about the Vietnam War and what did they do about it?</p>
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