popular culture is the types of entertainments enjoyed by ordinary people in a country

a broadcast is to send out a TV or radio programme

all the people in a society or family who are approximately the same age are called a generation

Post-war American popular culture

History

Causes of the 'boom'

The role of Henry Ford in the 'boom'

Losers of the 'boom' in 1920s America

The Red Scare in 1920s America

Racial tension in early 20th century America

American society in the 1920s

Women and the 'boom' in 1920s America

American people and the 'boom' in the 1920s

The Wall Street Crash

The Great Depression

President Hoover and the 1932 presidential election

Effects of the Great Depression on American society

Roosevelt's New Deal

Opposition to the New Deal

1930s American popular culture

World War Two and the US economy

World War Two and US society

American recovery from the Great Depression

The American Dream in the 1940s and 1950s

McCarthyism and the second Red Scare

Change in Post-War America

Segregation in the USA

Direct action and the Civil Rights Movement

Martin Luther King and peaceful protest

Black Power and the Civil Rights Movement

Civil rights legislation in the 1960s

The New Frontier and Great Society

The US Feminist Movement in the 1960s and 1970s

Social and civil progress in the USA, c.1950-1973

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

Period Studies

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Write the missing word: The types of entertainments enjoyed by ordinary people in a country are known as popular {{}}.

Before the 1940s, when did most Americans leave school?

Who became a famous Rock and Roll artist in post-war America?

How much did the average US teenager spend per week by 1957?

Which factor contributed to declining cinema audiences in the 1940s and 1960s?

Almost all adults approved of teenage culture.

Write the missing word: {{}} is a situation in which some groups in a society have more advantages than others.

 White family nor non-white family incomes rose.

How did average family incomes change between 1945 and 1954 in the USA?

name of President Truman's economic policies

idea that anyone could be successful with hard work

TV prices rose after WW2, so few were owned.

TV prices fell after WW2, so many were owned.

TV prices fell after WW2, but remained high so few were owned.

US unemployment rises during the Great Depression.

Many women enter the workplace and millions join the army.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Starter Quiz