Write down one of the “tips” given to housewives from the Home Economics textbook.
Why did you choose that tip?
2. http://www.levittowners.com/houses.htm
What Levittown model did you chose and what were some of the features of the home?
Why do you think there were only 4 models of home to choose from?
3. http://www.retrowaste.com/1950s/cars-in-the-1950s/
What car did you pick out?
How do the new car options differ from the available choices of homes in Levittown?
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmAwcMNxGqM
Looking at this episode in particular, why do you think that I Love Lucy was so popular?
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbrqm0Jt7q4
Did this advertisement make cigarettes look appealing?
How did the ad portray the “American housewife”?
6. www.edsullivan.com/show-history/ (Ed Sullivan Show Info)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmljYkdr-w (clip of Elvis)
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/elvis-presley-biography12.htm (censorship in the 1950s)
Define variety show.
Why would a variety show like Ed Sullivan appeal to Americans?
Why do you think Elvis was censored?
7. https://www.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/clothing_and_hair/1950s_clothing_women.php
Which outfit did you choose (describe it as best as you can)?
How does the outfit you chose differ from what women wear today?
8. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Hula_Hoop.aspx
Define fad.
Why were hula hoops a fad?
9. http://legacy.lclark.edu/~soan221/01wlc/evolution/sports.htm
Why did sports become more popular in the 1950s than they ever had before?