pop culture 1950's

1) what media exploded in the 50's, and how did business respond to this explosion?
A) the media that exploded in the 50's was television, business like the television because they put commercials of their products on the television

2) why did critics not like televison?
A) they did not like the television because they did not like the effects on children because of the level of violencein the shows and they stereotypes it had on women

3) whats so ironic about rock and roll music in the 1950's?
A) white people were sitting down and the black people were the ones performing and dancing and elvis presley aka king of rock and roll learned how to sing in church when rock and roll was "devil music"

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the american dream 1950's

1) what were some causes for the baby boom?
A) reunions of husbands and wives, decreasing age of marriage, desirability of lager families, confidence and continued economic prosperity, and advances in medicine

2) what did some americans have to do in order to support all the new babies being born?
A) they had to make more toys,and  make more schools and teachers

3) how did roles of women change in the 1950's
A) the roles of women changed because they took jobs when they're children went to school and the moms went to college.

4) what changes allowed the american car explosion to occur?
A) there was alot of gasoline and it was very cheap, easy credit terms, extensive advertising, people moved to suburbs, they created highways and roads.

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truman's labor policies

1) what were some of the significant challenges pres. truman faced after WWII?
A) give all 12 million returning soliders a job, give african americans equal rights, have more consumer goods,

2) how did truman try to help returning G.I's get jobs after WWII, and how effective was he? explain your oppinion?
A) he tried to give them minimum wage, garunteed employment, medical insurance, and housing aid. he was not very effective because he did not get enough support and he felt he was doing the wrong thing. there were many strikes and so work was not done.

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postwar america 1950's

1) what was the U.S economy like during WWII? how were americans doing
A) it wasnt as good even though americans had money they couldnt waste it.

2) how did the american economy transform after the great depression and WWII
A) the economy transformed into a white collar job which was not factory work it was more information and be successful and not a blue collar job which is factory

3) why would a company like Google not do well in the 50's
A) they would not do well because coorperations did not like individuality rebles or creative thinker and that is what Google is all about.

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the american teenager

1) how did the lives of teenagers change after TGD and WWII? explain.
A) they were finally recognize and that the teenage years were most important in their lives

2) what is the "white flight" was it good for society?
A) millions of white people moved out of the city and into suburbs then minority groups moved in

3) why did many mexicans immigrate to the U.S before the 1950's?
A) mexicans moved to U.S because they were working in agriculture.

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the boy in the stripped 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?

A) i think father was secretive because he didnt wannt his family to know that he was killing the jews in such a terrible way.

2) bruno was taught to think of jews in a certian way. what was bruno taught about the jews?
A) i believe that bruno was taught that the jews were evil and that they were the reason why their country fell.

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.
A) i think it was significant because she saw that the jewish people were not evil and that they were willing to help someone else in need of help.

4) brunos father was evoloved and transformed from a loving father to what? why?
A) i think brunos father was turned into an abusive husband and a secretive father because because of all the evil things he was doing he was killing jews and not telling anybody about what was going on and i beleive that ruined him and turned him into the monster that he had become.

5) bruno transformed as well. what kind of boy was he at first, and what did he transform to?
A) bruno at first was an unknowing little innocent boy but then he found out more things than what he was taught and he became a wise little boy.

6) discribe your feelings about brunos actions. include discriptions of the scene and the choice[s] bruno made and what difference his actions made.

A) my feelings toward bruno would be encourageing because he stood up for what was right even though many people would not have done the same thing. like when he told shimul that he was going to help find his father because he didnt really have to and maybe he would not have died because of it. he made friends with a jew which was more than likely forrbidden and he didnt even care about what was going to happen to him.

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post WWII america

1) why were americans afraid of the soviet union?
A) because they were both superpowers after the war which means they both had nuclear weapons

2) what did the russian want in europe?
A) they wanted to spread communism but there was a problem because of the wealthy and the working class

3) what did the americans want in europe?
A) they wanted to create a new world order which meant that all nations had the right of self determination.

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japanese internment and justice

1) what does the word internment mean to you?
A) internment means groups of people locked up during war

2) why were japanese-americans interned in Manzanar
A) because the japanese bombed pearl harbor and the u.s government thought the japanese were the enemies

3) why were japanese internment policies wrong
A) because they had all their possesions taken away and they didnt get it back and they had to work really bad jobs because people were still predjudice against japanese.

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the end of WWII

1) was general macarthur a successful general? explain with evidence
A) yes because he won the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima

2) explain how successful the G.I Bill was to returning soliders
A) it was very successful because 7.8 million (or half of the) soliders went to college and it also let the vetrans get loans to buy houses, farms ,or start new businesses

3) why were mexicans in L.A unfairly treated in 1943
A) because 11 sailors reported that they were attacked by mexicans wearing " zoot suit's" and so whites grabbed all mexicans wearing "zoot suits" and beat the senseless

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WWII in the pacific

1) who promised to "return" to liberate the philippines
A) General Douglas MacArthur

2) what reasons did the POTUS use for using the atomic bomb
A) his reasons were that if he didnt use the bomb then the japanese would invade us and that he had to make decision wether to risk more U.S soliders lives or bomb japan

3) in 1942 why were the allies under strength to fight japan?
A) they were ill prepared and under maned and the weather handicapped them or they were not used to the the weather.

4) were american submarines effective in the pacific? explain
A) sunk 63% of japanese merchant ships and nearly a third of combat ships were sunk

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