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Review Ch.14 Sec.2 “The Affluent Society”

Review Ch.14 Sec.2 “The Affluent Society”. Review. 1. What were three medical breakthroughs of the 1950’s? Answer - 1. Anti-biotics & new drugs to fight infection, heart disease, and diabetes, 2. New Surgical techniques 3. vaccine for Polio (J. Salk)

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Review Ch.14 Sec.2 “The Affluent Society”

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  1. Review Ch.14 Sec.2 “The Affluent Society”

  2. Review • 1. What were three medical breakthroughs of the 1950’s? • Answer - 1. Anti-biotics & new drugs to fight infection, heart disease, and diabetes, 2. New Surgical techniques 3. vaccine for Polio (J. Salk) • 2. What were three factors that contributed to the baby boom? • Answer - Delayed Marriage, affordable housing, popular culture • 3. In the 1950‘s, many men began working in what were called _______ _______ jobs e.g sales and management. • white collar

  3. Review Continued... • 1. What two computer systems developed during the 1950’s? • Answer - 1. ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer - make military calculations • Answer - 2. UNIVAC - Universal Automatic Computer - Created to handle Business data. • 2. Name of the person who created the Polio vaccine? • Answer - Jonas Salk • 3. One of the earliest suburbs created in New York was called ____________? • Levittown

  4. Popular Culture of the 1950’s • Chapter 14 - Section 3

  5. The Big Idea • With more money and time available, Americans began purchasing Televisions. Comedies, action adventure shows, and game shows captivated audiences. Hollywood tried to regain audiences with 3-D films and panoramic screens. A new youth culture developed during this time embracing rock-n-roll. although many african americans were unable to perform on television, many still had a profound impact on rock-n-roll.

  6. Television • By 1946 @ 7000 sets • By 1957 @ 40 mil.sets • By 1960 @ 50 Mil.sets • One of the first shows “I Love Lucy”

  7. Advertising • many viewed T.v. as a vehicle for advertising • market for new products • Television made money from advertisements • livepage.apple.com • AD II

  8. Shows • action / western - “Hopalong Cassidy”, “lone Ranger”, “Gun Smoke” “Drag Net” • Comedies - “Bob Hope” “Ed Sullivan” • Quiz Shows - “$64,000 Dollar Question” - “21” teacher won $124,000 in a week • TV Show • honeymooners

  9. RISE OF TELEVISION • Movies lost viewers • 1/5 of theaters closed • tried to get viewers back • Tried to make movies exciting e.g. 3-D films or panoramic movies • Large Screens • 1946 - 82 million went to the movies • 1950 - 36 million went to the movies

  10. Radio • listeners left to watch Television • Radio changed to playing music, news, public service programs

  11. Rock-n-Roll • Alan Freed - saw youth buying African American rhythm and blues records • Loud & heavy beat - great for dancing • Songs about - cars, girls, romance, and political issues

  12. ARTISTS • Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley • Elvis - gospel singer • Ed Sullivan wouldn’t allow him on show • many parents condemned rock-n-roll - as Loud, mindless, & dangerous music • Created “Generation gap”

  13. African American Entertainers • Struggled to find acceptance • TV shut them out • Had own venus, clubs, very little national exposure • Nat King Cole - had a 15 min music show / cxld

  14. African American Influence on Rock-n-Roll • Chuck Berry & Little Richard influenced The Beatles • Influenced other 1960’s groups Little Richard, The Drifters, The Supremes

  15. Influential Writers of the 1950’s • “The Beat Movement” • Jack Kerouac - Published “On the Road” in 1957 • About adventures in a car with a thief and a con artist • Shocked many readers of the time • Went on to become a classic in modens American Literature

  16. Questions???

  17. Homework • 1. Ch.14 Sec.2 Assessment Questions 3,4,5,6 page 679 • 2. Ch. 14 - Section 3 Assessment Questions 3,4,5,6 page 685

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