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• Unions also resurfaced in the 50's. They tried to accomplish pay raises, better working conditions, and better benefits
• Baby Boom: 1948-1960 there was a large increase in the amount of babies being born. There were 40 million born during this time.
• reasons for the baby boom: men came back from WW2. couples wanted large families, people made more money and could afford children in the 50s
• Dr Jonas Salk: developed the polio vaccine

  • FDR suffered from Polio
• American hobbies in the 50s: fishing, hunting, bowling and golf
• Books became popular in the 1950s many people read books by John Steinbach and Ernest Hemingway
• The automobile industry also grew in the 50s there were 60 million cars on the highways by 1960. Chevy and Ford competed with one another.
• people took more trips in the 50s. they went to Las Vegas Disneyland, and went camping.
• an additional 41,000 miles of highway was added in the 50s
• consumerism: when people bought material items because of their economic success
• appliances in the 50'5: washing machine, dryer, + dish washer

  new forms of advertising: radio, TV, + bill boards
• Mass Media: means of communication to large audiences

  • TV: most popular form of mass media
  • By 1960, 90% of US homes had TV's
• Federal Communications Commisions: (FCC) regulated what was shown on TV
• Edward Murrow: 1st broadcaster to do on the scene reporting
• • Popular TV shows in the 50'5: I Love Lucy, Mickey Mouse, The Lone Ranger, Andy Grittith Show
• James Dean: One of the most popular actors in the 50s died at 24 in a car accident

  Known for: Giant + Rebel without a cause
• • Beat Movement: didn't conform with traditional standards concerning art and literature. People who followed the movement were called beatniks
• Alan Freed: Disk Jockey from Cleveland, OH created the name" rock n' roll"
• Elvis Presley: titled the king of rock ‘n’ roll. debuted on the Ed Sullivan show. Presley died at 42 in 1977.
• Jazz was still popular in the 50's.

  Jazz Legends: Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and NAT King Cole

  Jazz Capital: New Orleans
• What did unions ask for?

  Better working conditions, pay raises, and better benefits
• Why did the baby boom occur?

  Couples wanted large families, men came back from WW2, and they could afford to have kids
• Where did people travel to?

  Las Vegas, Disneyland, and camping
• What 3 things were invented in the 50s?

  Washer, Dryer, Dish washer
• What were new ways of advertising?

  Radio, TV, + bill board
• What films was James Dean known for?

  Giant + Rebel Without A Cause
• What was Alan Freed + where was he from?

  Disk Jockey, Cleveland OH
• Name 3 Jazz legends?

  Armstrong, Ellington, NAT King Cole