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Broadwater School History Department 1 Revise for GCSE Humanities: America in the 1950s This is the second of nine revision topics. America and the Cold War America in the 1950s: Affluent Society Black Americans in the 1950s Kennedy and the New Frontier Civil Rights to Black Power Defeat in Vietnam Cold War to Détente Nixon and Watergate How to use this Revision Presentation. The Presentation is divided into five sections. Spend about 10 minutes revising each section. Write Revision Notes, label them clearly and keep them all in one place. Return to this Presentation often to help embed your learning.

Broadwater School History Department 2 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s There are five sections to this topic. Affluent Society Religion Poor Americans Women Young Americans Spend about 10 minutes revising each section. Write Revision Notes. Keep them all in one place and title them clearly.

Broadwater School History Department 3 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s These are the sections of this topic. Affluent Society Religion Poor Americans Women Young Americans Pause the presentation and copy the list.

Broadwater School History Department 4 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Pause the presentation. Write out the list. When you have finished, move on to the next page to check.

Broadwater School History Department 5 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Check your list of the main facts. Affluent Society Religion Poor Americans Women Young Americans Once you have learnt this list, it is time to learn a few facts about each one.

Broadwater School History Department 6 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Now learn the some facts for each of the main points. Main features of the Affluent (well-off) Society. Middle class Americans had an affluent lifestyle that was envied around the world. Between 1945 and 1960 baby boomers increased the population by 30%. The better-off moved to the suburbs, leading to inner city ghettoes for the poor. Huge increase in car ownership. Roads, freeways and car parks built. Jobs created making, selling and servicing cars. Cars created smog in cities like Los Angeles. Huge increase in GNP, by 1956 US produced half the world’s goods. Almost full employment. Standard of living 3 times higher than UK. By % of US homes had TV. TV had a huge influence over people’s spending habits. TV blamed for poor school work and crime. Pause and copy out this revision list.

Broadwater School History Department 7 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Now read the facts for each of the revision points. Main features of the Affluent (well-off) Society. Middle class Americans had an affluent lifestyle that was envied around the world. Between 1945 and 1960 baby boomers increased the population by 30%. The better-off moved to the suburbs, leading to inner city ghettoes for the poor. Huge increase in car ownership. Roads, freeways and car parks built. Jobs created making, selling and servicing cars. Cars created smog in cities like Los Angeles. Huge increase in GNP, by 1956 US produced half the world’s goods. Almost full employment. Standard of living 3 times higher than UK. By % of US homes had TV. TV had a huge influence over people’s spending habits. TV blamed for poor school work and crime.

Broadwater School History Department 8 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s The key to learning is repetition, so … Write out the revision list again. Main features of the Affluent (well-off) Society. Middle class Americans had an affluent lifestyle that was envied around the world. Between 1945 and 1960 baby boomers increased the population by 30%. The better-off moved to the suburbs, leading to inner city ghettoes for the poor. Huge increase in car ownership. Roads, freeways and car parks built. Jobs created making, selling and servicing cars. Cars created smog in cities like Los Angeles. Huge increase in GNP, by 1956 US produced half the world’s goods. Almost full employment. Standard of living 3 times higher than UK. By % of US homes had TV. TV had a huge influence over people’s spending habits. TV blamed for poor school work and crime.

Broadwater School History Department 9 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s The key to learning is repetition, so … Check your revision list. Main features of the Affluent (well-off) Society. Middle class Americans had an affluent lifestyle that was envied around the world. Between 1945 and 1960 baby boomers increased the population by 30%. The better-off moved to the suburbs, leading to inner city ghettoes for the poor. Huge increase in car ownership. Roads, freeways and car parks built. Jobs created making, selling and servicing cars. Cars created smog in cities like Los Angeles. Huge increase in GNP, by 1956 US produced half the world’s goods. Almost full employment. Standard of living 3 times higher than UK. By % of US homes had TV. TV had a huge influence over people’s spending habits. TV blamed for poor school work and crime.

Broadwater School History Department 10 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Religion Write out the main points. Big increase in church attendance. Causes: Threat posed by the Cold War To provide stability in new suburban communities. A reaction against the rapid changes caused by consumerism. Religious TV evangelists, like Billy Graham, provided the moral defence for a consumer society against godless communists. Pause and copy out this revision list.

Broadwater School History Department 11 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Religion Pause and check learning by writing out the list again. Big increase in church attendance. Causes: Threat posed by the Cold War To provide stability in new suburban communities. A reaction against the rapid changes caused by consumerism. Religious TV evangelists, like Billy Graham, provided the moral defence for a consumer society against godless communists.

Broadwater School History Department 12 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Religion Now read the facts for each of the main points. Big increase in church attendance. Causes: Threat posed by the Cold War To provide stability in new suburban communities. A reaction against the rapid changes caused by consumerism. Religious TV evangelists, like Billy Graham, provided the moral defence for a consumer society against godless communists.

Broadwater School History Department 13 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Religion Pause and check learning by writing out the list again. Big increase in church attendance. Causes: Threat posed by the Cold War To provide stability in new suburban communities. A reaction against the rapid changes caused by consumerism. Religious TV evangelists, like Billy Graham, provided the moral defence for a consumer society against godless communists.

Broadwater School History Department 14 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Religion Review the facts for each of the main points. Big increase in church attendance. Causes: Threat posed by the Cold War To provide stability in new suburban communities. A reaction against the rapid changes caused by consumerism. Religious TV evangelists, like Billy Graham, provided the moral defence for a consumer society against godless communists.

Broadwater School History Department 15 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Poor Americans Pause the presentation and copy out this list. In % of the US population lived below the poverty line. Black Americans were a poor under class. Southern States were poorer than the industrial north. Older people did not benefit from the prosperity. US did not have old age pensions and a free health service.

Broadwater School History Department 16 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Poor Americans Read the notes that go with your Revision List. In % of the US population lived below the poverty line. Black Americans were a poor under class. Southern States were poorer than the industrial north. Older people did not benefit from the prosperity. US did not have old age pensions and a free health service.

Broadwater School History Department 17 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Poor Americans Pause and check learning by writing out the list again. In % of the US population lived below the poverty line. Black Americans were a poor under class. Southern States were poorer than the industrial north. Older people did not benefit from the prosperity. US did not have old age pensions and a free health service.

Broadwater School History Department 18 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Poor Americans Check your list. In % of the US population lived below the poverty line. Black Americans were a poor under class. Southern States were poorer than the industrial north. Older people did not benefit from the prosperity. US did not have old age pensions and a free health service.

Broadwater School History Department 19 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Poor Americans Read the notes that go with your Revision List. In % of the US population lived below the poverty line. Black Americans were a poor under class. Southern States were poorer than the industrial north. Older people did not benefit from the prosperity. US did not have old age pensions and a free health service.

Broadwater School History Department 20 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Women Pause the presentation and copy out this list. In A woman’s place was in the home. Consumer society forced many women out to work to earn money to buy consumer goods. 40% of women working by On average, their wages were half of men’s.

Broadwater School History Department 21 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Women Pause and check learning by writing out the list again. In 1959 In A woman’s place was in the home. Consumer society forced many women out to work to earn money to buy consumer goods. 40% of women working by On average, their wages were half of men’s.

Broadwater School History Department 22 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Women Pause the presentation and check the list. In In A woman’s place was in the home. Consumer society forced many women out to work to earn money to buy consumer goods. 40% of women working by On average, their wages were half of men’s.

Broadwater School History Department 23 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Women Read the notes that go with your Revision List. A woman’s place was in the home. Consumer society forced many women out to work to earn money to buy consumer goods. 40% of women working by On average, their wages were half of men’s.

Broadwater School History Department 24 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Women Pause and check learning by writing out the list again In A woman’s place was in the home. Consumer society forced many women out to work to earn money to buy consumer goods. 40% of women working by On average, their wages were half of.

Broadwater School History Department 25 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Women Check your list. In A woman’s place was in the home. Consumer society forced many women out to work to earn money to buy consumer goods. 40% of women working by On average, their wages were half of men’s.

Broadwater School History Department 26 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Women Read the notes that go with your Revision List. A woman’s place was in the home. Consumer society forced many women out to work to earn money to buy consumer goods. 40% of women working by On average, their wages were half of men’s.

Broadwater School History Department 27 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Young Americans Pause the presentation and copy out this list. More money to spend than ever before, so targeted as consumers. Special clothes and music: Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley. For boys: car ownership and drinking alcohol. Teenage rebellion and rejection of the values held by their parents. Some “drop-out”, becoming beatniks. Causes: World War 2 destabilised US society: Dad away, Mum working. Cinema newsreels and wartime propaganda. Affluence of US society: teenagers had free time and money. Rock music. Television.

Broadwater School History Department 28 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Young Americans Pause the presentation and rewrite the list. More money to spend than ever before, so targeted as consumers. Special clothes and music: Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley. For boys: car ownership and drinking alcohol. Teenage rebellion and rejection of the values held by their parents. Some “drop-out”, becoming beatniks. Causes: World War 2 destabilised US society: Dad away, Mum working. Cinema newsreels and wartime propaganda. Affluence of US society: teenagers had free time and money. Rock music. Television..

Broadwater School History Department 29 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Young Americans Read the notes that go with your Revision List. More money to spend than ever before, so targeted as consumers. Special clothes and music: Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley. For boys: car ownership and drinking alcohol. Teenage rebellion and rejection of the values held by their parents. Some “drop-out”, becoming beatniks. Causes: World War 2 destabilised US society: Dad away, Mum working. Cinema newsreels and wartime propaganda. Affluence of US society: teenagers had free time and money. Rock music. Television.

Broadwater School History Department 30 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Young Americans Pause and check learning by writing out the list again. More money to spend than ever before, so targeted as consumers. Special clothes and music: Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley. For boys: car ownership and drinking alcohol. Teenage rebellion and rejection of the values held by their parents. Some “drop-out”, becoming beatniks. Causes: World War 2 destabilised US society: Dad away, Mum working. Cinema newsreels and wartime propaganda. Affluence of US society: teenagers had free time and money. Rock music. Television

Broadwater School History Department 31 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Young Americans Check your list. More money to spend than ever before, so targeted as consumers. Special clothes and music: Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley. For boys: car ownership and drinking alcohol. Teenage rebellion and rejection of the values held by their parents. Some “drop-out”, becoming beatniks. Causes: World War 2 destabilised US society: Dad away, Mum working. Cinema newsreels and wartime propaganda. Affluence of US society: teenagers had free time and money. Rock music. Television.

Broadwater School History Department 32 Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950’s Young Americans Read the notes that go with your Revision List. More money to spend than ever before, so targeted as consumers. Special clothes and music: Rock n’ Roll Elvis Presley. For boys: car ownership and drinking alcohol. Teenage rebellion and rejection of the values held by their parents. Some “drop-out”, becoming beatniks. Causes: World War 2 destabilised US society: Dad away, Mum working. Cinema newsreels and wartime propaganda. Affluence of US society: teenagers had free time and money. Rock music. Television.