The+50s+Happy+Days?



That's a great question, don't you think? We will answer it in class on Thursday in a (hopefully) fun activity, but to prepare, we should do a little background reading and watching. **Watch the videos below, read over the ABC-CLIO links posted below, and read "The Fifties" in __Creating America__ (28-3, pp. 800-803).**  -Growth in economy -Industry growth -"Baby boom" -Suburbs -Pop culture expansion
 * POSITIVES:

NEGATIVES: -Mass poverty -Red Scare -Fear of bomb -Spread of Communism -McCarthy's Finger Pointing**