Mt. Carmel High School

 

Our World- 1950's Domestic

Levittown 8min

  1. Why was housing such a problem
  2. Why was Levitt like the “Henry Ford” of houses?
  3. Describe Suburbia?

Elections and TV 10 min

  Checker’s Speech and Ike vs. Stevenson

1.      Describe TV’s Impact on elections?

Polio 8 min

  1. When was “polio season”?
  2. Who was responsible for developing the polio vaccine?
  3. What is significant about the fact that there was not government regulation?

Red Scare 10 min

  1. Who was Joseph McCarthy?
  2. What groups were considered involved in Communist activities?
  3. What impact did this “witch hunt” have?