Name ___________________________________________________ Date ___________ Period _______ 1950s WEB QUEST ACTIVITY Directions: Use the following links, 1. What was the GI Bill of Rights? How might this affect the future of the U.S.? http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/536006/GI-Bill-of-Rights 2. What was Levittown? What are the pros and cons of this type of construction? http://ushistoryscene.com/article/levittown/ PROS CONS 3. What was meant by the slogan, “I Like Ike”? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmCDaXeDRI4 4. Based on the clip you saw in question #3 why would this advertisement have been successful? 5. What was the baby boom? http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/us/baby-boomergeneration-fast-facts/ 6. Using the website for #5 Make a simple line graph depicting the number of babies born from 1946-1964 7. Who was Dr. Jonas Salk and what was significance in the realm of the science? http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/salk-announces-polio-vaccine 8. Which president is credited with the Interstate Highway System? http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/history.htm 9. Using the same site you used for #8, why was this highway system so beneficial to the United States? 10. Describe the impact of the car of people of the 1950s. http://blog.une.edu/2015youthculturepostwar/car-culture/551-2/ 11. View the images taken of kitchens from the 1950s, how do these kitchens compare with the kitchens of today? http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/kitchens-1950s0609#slide-6 12. Describe the music of the 1950s. http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50smusic.html 13. Using the same site you used for #12 what are four popular music genres of the 1950’s? Identify two artist who contributed to each genre. 14. What was the “beat movement”? http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/57467/Beat-movement 15. How are Comics and the Cold War interrelated? http://www.hmss.com/otherspies/ironman/ 16. Why was the phrase “under God” added to the US pledge of allegiance? http://freedom-school.com/wisdom/pledge.htm 16.Go to: http://www.imdb.com/list/v94Q-JqrWsI/ Here is a list of science fiction movies from the 1950s. Pick any three and describe their plot. 1) 2) 3) 17. Go to: http://www.elvis.com/about-the-king/biography_.aspx 1) What influenced the music of Elvis? 2) What traits did Elvis have that endeared him to people around the world? 18. Go to: http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/qt/elvissullivan.htm 1) What did Elvis do on stage during his performances that was a cause for concern for many? 2) Why was Elvis allowed on the Ed Sullivan Show? 3) How many people watched Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show? 19. Go to: http://voices.yahoo.com/top-ten-toys-yesterday-1950s-678088.html?cat=25 Pick any three toys from the 1950s and explain their origins. Two sentences each 1) 2) 3)
