1950s Culture of Conformity DBQ
Assess the validity of the following statement:
"The decade of the 1950s deserves its reputation as an age of political, social and cultural conformity."
Each person in the group receives one of the following topics to use as evidence to evaluate the above quotation. Each person will write a 1-page answer pertaining to their topic:
1. Suburbanization and the suburban ideal and/or the drive-in culture
2. The role of teen culture
3. The role of anti-communism and the threat of nuclear war
4. Critics of conformity in the arts: abstract expressionist painting and/or beat writing
Document A : Levittown
http://www.time.com/time/time100/builder/profile/levitt2.html
Document C: Rock and Roll
• Jerry Lee Lewis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojbd1jFDJBw
• Fats Domino - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdGF-G5p-00
• Elvis Presley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbMOX0X5WFQ
Document B: Communist Issues
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/vital-center.html
Document C: Jackson Pollock
http://www.jacksonpollock.com/
Document D: Jack Kerouac, On the Road
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1701188-on-the-road
THIS IS DUE FRIDAY IN CLASS 4/19 – it will be used as part of your grade for the 50’s, the second part will be a group presentation Friday in class.
Pd 1
1. Lionel
2. Aqsa
3. Sam
4. Christian
1. Loraine
2. Damyan
3. Steph
4. PJ
1. Kristiana
2. Nina
3. Jose
4. Casey/Laur
Pd 2
1. Randol
2. Natalie A.
3. Danisa
4. Patricia
1. Alex
2. Gary
3. Anaya
4. Dominick
1. Serina
2. Mamadou
3. Nahir
4. Jherwin
1. Silvia
2. Kevin
3. Jamilet
4. Sabrina
1. Joe
2. Elaika
3. Jesse/Pat
4. Nairobi
1. Vin
2. Ama
3. Bran
4. Nat W.
Pd 3
1. Dan/Stef
2. Joeanna
3. Gina
4. Diego
1. Dan D.
2. Isaih
3. Alban
4. Doris
1. Steve
2. Melissa
3. Freddy
4. Kateland
1. Shane
2. Jon
3. Alberto
4. Eleen
1. Ariyana
2. Melody
3. Germaine
4. Tremaine
