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Why did American consumption expand so dramatically in the 1950s and what aspects of society and culture did it influence?
Americans after WW 2 entered an era of prosperity and affluence. This general well-being can be most clearly seen in the mass consumption of consumer?s goods fueled by television and the housing boom. The middle class benefited the most
Why did many social critics in the 1950s criticize on American emphasis?
Many social critics in the 1950s criticized Americans for their conformity. The 1950s were a time of consumerism and everyone wanted to fit in and realize the American Dream.
What was the American culture often describes as in the 1950s?
Conformity
What does that tell you about the American attitudes from 1870 until the 1950s?
They were racist
What technology propagate consumerism and uniformity of American life in the 1950s?
television
Why did American consumption expand so dramatically in the 1950s and what aspects of society and culture did it influence?
Americans after WW 2 entered an era of prosperity and affluence. This general well-being can be most clearly seen in the mass consumption of consumer?s goods fueled by television and the housing boom. The middle class benefited the most
The US involvement in Vietnam increased dramatically in the 1950s with the withdrawal of the?
French
Why did many social critics in the 1950s criticize on American emphasis?
Many social critics in the 1950s criticized Americans for their conformity. The 1950s were a time of consumerism and everyone wanted to fit in and realize the American Dream.
How did the Supreme Court expand this protection in the 1950s?
it applied the protection to the federal to the federal government as well as to the states
How did television in the 1950s transform American entertainment?
it was better
What was the American culture often describes as in the 1950s?
Conformity
What new American subculture helped define the 1950s?
The beatniks and the greasers were two subcultures that helped define the 1950s.
What was most important new idea from 1950s?
The American automobile structure is the most important new idea from the 1950s.
Which sector of American society grew the least in the 1950s?
Farmers
What does that tell you about the American attitudes from 1870 until the 1950s?
They were racist
Were the 1950s an accurate representation of the American identity?
No, the 1950s was a very comformed time period in American History. The majority of Americans were white, Christians and there was still fighting for rights of African Americans.
What was the highest grossing income for an African American in the 1950s?
Sammy Davis
