1. GIVE 3 REASONS FOR THE ENOURMOUS GROWTH OF THE SUBURBS IN THE 1950’S: 1. Veterans had access to low-interest loans. 2.The Highway Act greatly expanded the highway system allowing for easier commutes to jobs in the cities. 3.Population expanded greatly due to post-war “baby boom”, more families started and had more children.

2. WHY WERE AMERICANS ON A BUYING SPREE IN THE 1950’S? - THEY WERE SECURE IN THEIR JOBS AND CONFIDENT OF INCREASING INCOMES. - THEY WERE TRYING TO “KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES”.

3. WHAT “EXPERIENCE” OR LIFESTYLE DID T.V. SHOWS IN THE 1950’S OFTEN REFLECT? IT OFTEN PORTRAYED THE WHITE MIDDLE-CLASS SUBURBAN EXPERIENCE.

4. WAS SEGREGATION BY RACE LEGAL IN THE SOUTH IN THE EARLY 1950’S? YES

5. WHAT IMPORTANT CIVIL RIGHTS CHANGE DID THE “BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA KANSAS” BRING ABOUT? “BROWN VS. BOARD” brought about the integration of the public school System.

6. WHAT EVENT SPURRED THE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA BUS BOYCOTT? Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. She was arrested and convicted of violating segregation laws.

7. WHO WAS THE YOUNG, DYNAMIC MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE BOYCOTT? He was Martin Luther King, Jr.

8. WHAT LIFESTYLE DID THE “BEAT” WRITERS AND POETS CHALLENGE IN THE 1950’S? They challenged the lifestyles of the middle-class.

10. WHAT WERE TEENS IN THE 1950’S TRYING TO ESCAPE BY LISTENING AND DANCING TO “ROCK & ROLL”? THEY WERE TRYING TO ESCAPE THE CONFORMITY OF SUBURBIA.