Revise for GCSE Humanities: The 1950s

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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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s

• 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.

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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
These are the sections of this topic. Affluent
Society Religion Poor Americans Women Young
Americans Pause the presentation and copy the
list.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s

• Pause the presentation.Write out the list.
• When you have finished, move on to the next page
  to check.

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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s

• 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.

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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s

• 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 worlds goods.
• Almost full employment.
• Standard of living 3 times higher than UK.
• By 1960 60 of US homes had TV.
• TV had a huge influence over peoples spending
  habits.
• TV blamed for poor school work and crime.
• Pause and copy out this revision list.

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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s

• 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 worlds goods.
• Almost full employment.
• Standard of living 3 times higher than UK.
• By 1960 60 of US homes had TV.
• TV had a huge influence over peoples spending
  habits.
• TV blamed for poor school work and crime.

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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s

• 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 worlds goods.
• Almost full employment.
• Standard of living 3 times higher than UK.
• By 1960 60 of US homes had TV.
• TV had a huge influence over peoples spending
  habits.
• TV blamed for poor school work and crime.

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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s

• 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 worlds goods.
• Almost full employment.
• Standard of living 3 times higher than UK.
• By 1960 60 of US homes had TV.
• TV had a huge influence over peoples spending
  habits.
• TV blamed for poor school work and crime.

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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Poor Americans Pause the presentation and copy
out this list. In 1959 22 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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Poor Americans Read the notes that go with your
Revision List. In 1959 22 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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Poor Americans Pause and check learning by
writing out the list again. In 1959 22 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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Poor Americans Check your list. In 1959 22
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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Poor Americans Read the notes that go with your
Revision List. In 1959 22 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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Women Pause the presentation and copy out this
list. In A womans 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 1960. On average, their wages
were half of mens.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Women Pause and check learning by writing out the
list again. In 1959 In A womans 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 1960. On average,
their wages were half of mens.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Women Pause the presentation and check the
list. In In A womans 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 1960. On average, their wages
were half of mens.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Women Read the notes that go with your Revision
List. A womans 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 1960. On average, their wages
were half of mens.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Women Pause and check learning by writing out the
list again. 1959 In A womans 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 1960. On average, their wages
were half of.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Women Check your list. In A womans 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 1960. On average,
their wages were half of mens.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Women Read the notes that go with your Revision
List. A womans 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 1960. On average, their wages
were half of mens.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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. 1956 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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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. 1956 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. .
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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. 1956 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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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. 1956 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
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
Young Americans Check your list. More money to
spend than ever before, so targeted as
consumers. Special clothes and music Rock n
Roll. 1956 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.
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Revise for GCSE Humanities The 1950s
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. 1956 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.