50s



That's a great question, don't you think? We will answer it in class on Thursday in a (hopefully) fun activity, but to prepare, we should do a little background reading and watching. **Watch the videos below, read over the ABC-CLIO links posted below, and read "The Fifties" in __Creating America__ (28-3, pp. 800-803).** 
 * FOR HOMEWORK, CREATE A LIST (EITHER IN PRINT OR ONLINE) OF POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES CONCERNING LIFE IN THE FIFTIES FOR CLASS ON THURSDAY!**

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PROS: CONS:
 * Economic boom - people spent more money
 * New technology: tv's & air conditioning
 * Population boom
 * Suburbs created - housing boom
 * More leisure time
 * Communism - McCarthyism
 * Very high racism
 * illegal immigrants from Mexico
 * Fear of Atomic Bomb and nuclear weapons