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Television and automobile sales skyrocketed in the 1950s. With the massive growth in suburban populations, automobiles were needed more than ever, and were within reach for many first-time buyers. Families of all income brackets were buying televisions at a rate of five million a year. Some TV shows, like The Goldbergsand The Honeymooners, catered to working- and middle-class viewers with storylines about ethnic families. In addition, television provided a potent medium for advertisers to reach inside American homes, creating desires for other products.
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What technology propagate consumerism and uniformity of American life in the 1950s?
television
What helped the US economic growth in the 1950s?
Industries doing very well and growth of domestic consumerism led to U.S. economic growth in the 1950s.
What helped lead to US's economic growth in the 1950s?
Industries doing very well and growth of domestic consumerism led to U.S. economic growth in the 1950s.
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 contributed to the realization of the American dream in 1950s?
The increase in income available for consumerism The growth of household incomes
What contributed to the realization of the American Dream in the 1950s?
. The increase in income available for consumerism The growth of household incomes
What drove consumerism and helped to increase consumer spending during the 1950s?
The increase of produced goods from former wartime factories increased the goods available for purchase, which increased consumerism and consumer spending.
What of the following helped lead to U.S. economic growth in the 1950s?
the growth of domestic consumerism
What were effects of Rise of consumerism in 1950's?
The rise of consumerism in the 1950s emphasized gender roles (the man works, while the woman stays at home) and de-emphasized class roles. The idea that anyone could attain "the good life" was reinforced by the booming economy and consumerism.
When was mechanical kneading introduced?
The practice was introduced in the 1920s and had gained widespread acceptance by the 1950s
What iconic bus was introduced in London in the 1950s?
The Routemaster
What musical term was introduced by Alan Freed in the 1950s?
Rock and roll
