1950S Web-Quest Activity

Name: US History 2

Date: Period:

1950s- American Dream Web-quest Activity

Directions: Using the internet, research and discover how life was during the 1950s’ by answering the following questions. Once you are finished your activity, see me so that I can save it to my flash drive; Going Green!

Essential Question: What was the American dream of the 1950s?

1. What was the GI Bill of Rights?

1. What was meant by the suburbs? Attach a picture of Levittown, Long Island, New York (in the 1950s)

1. Who was Jackie Robinson and what impact did he have on the Civil Rights Movement? (Attach a picture)

1. What was meant by the slogan, “I Like Ike”? Attach an image that best represents this slogan.

1. What was so special about Checkers, the dog? (one point bonus if you can find an image of this dog)

1. What was the baby boom? Attach or make a chart of the baby boom.

1. What fast food chains began to franchise in the 1950s? Find an image of the first restaurants to do so.

1. Name three television shows of the 1950s. List the show and the years that it ran on television. Attach an image of each of the three shows.

1. Are the three shows from number eight still on television, if so, why do you think they are still popular?

1. Which president is credited with the Interstate Highway System and find an image of its construction or map of it?

1. Attach two images of family cars of the 1950s?

1. Attach three images of new appliances available to Americans after WWII?

1. What was meant by the phrase, “Rock ‘n’ Roll?

1. Attach 3 images of three bands/singers of the decade?

1. What was the beat movement?

1. How did Dick Clark shape the music industry?

1. What was meant by White Flight?

1. What was the space race? And why did it happen in the first place? Attach three images of the space race in the 1950s.

1. Find two movie posters from the 50s and provide a summary of each movie.

1. Find an image of the 50s kitchen.

1. What was the scandal of the quiz shows in the 1950s?

1. What was the importance of Dr. Kinsey’s report?

1. How did Lucille Ball help to change the role of the American woman?

1. Attach an image of James Dean and explain his role in defining the American “teenager?”

1. Now that you have researched the Decade of the 1950s, explain or define the American Dream of the 1950s? Decide if this Dream is still true of Americans in today’s society? Be specific in your response.