Fabulous Fifties
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The Fabulous Fifties Matrix
Choose ten items from the following list and identify their significance during the 1950s:
The Mickey Mouse Club
Interstate highways
Dishwashers
Automobiles
Hi-Fis and stereos
Poodle skirts
Drive-in theaters
Levittown
Dr. Spock
Ozzie and Harriett
I Love Lucy
Persistent poverty
Black urban migration
Urban renewal
Beatniks (beats)
American Bandstand
Elvis Presley
James Dean
Event
Significance
Interstate Highways
Provided a way for people to travel better from city to city much faster. It also encouraged more economic activities.
I love Lucy
Created an idealized image of what suburban American families and marriage between a couple should be.
Levittown
Low-priced homes which sold for under $100,000 they helped meet the huge demand for housing which more people could afford.
Dr. Spock
Was a child-care author. He taught mother’s the purpose of motherhood and the needs of children.
Elvis Presley
Elvis challenged the status quo he set trends for the American youth.
Ozzie and Harriet
Reinforced the concept of gender roles that kept the image of predominantly white middle-class and suburban families.
Mickey Mouse Club
Created demand for products related to Disney. Also produced a lot of business for Disneyland.
Automobiles
Made it easier for families to move into homes that were further from their jobs. Making it easier for people to get jobs and make a better living.
American Bandstand
Was a televised show that had a lived audience that danced to rock and roll music. The show helped spread the popularity of rock music throughout the country.
Urban Renewal
The cities answer to poverty, they tore down buildings in the poorest areas of town then rebuilding new public housing and improving the community.
The Fabulous Fifties Matrix
Choose ten items from the following list and identify their significance during the 1950s:
The Mickey Mouse Club
Interstate highways
Dishwashers
Automobiles
Hi-Fis and stereos
Poodle skirts
Drive-in theaters
Levittown
Dr. Spock
Ozzie and Harriett
I Love Lucy
Persistent poverty
Black urban migration
Urban renewal
Beatniks (beats)
American Bandstand
Elvis Presley
James Dean
Event
Significance
Interstate Highways
Provided a way for people to travel better from city to city much faster. It also encouraged more economic activities.
I love Lucy
Created an idealized image of what suburban American families and marriage between a couple should be.
Levittown
Low-priced homes which sold for under $100,000 they helped meet the huge demand for housing which more people could afford.
Dr. Spock
Was a child-care author. He taught mother’s the purpose of motherhood and the needs of children.
Elvis Presley
Elvis challenged the status quo he set trends for the American youth.
Ozzie and Harriet
Reinforced the concept of gender roles that kept the image of predominantly white middle-class and suburban families.
Mickey Mouse Club
Created demand for products related to Disney. Also produced a lot of business for Disneyland.
Automobiles
Made it easier for families to move into homes that were further from their jobs. Making it easier for people to get jobs and make a better living.
American Bandstand
Was a televised show that had a lived audience that danced to rock and roll music. The show helped spread the popularity of rock music throughout the country.
Urban Renewal
The cities answer to poverty, they tore down buildings in the poorest areas of town then rebuilding new public housing and improving the community.