| A | B |
|---|
| consumerism | This is the preoccupation with buying material goods. |
| Dr Jonas Salk | He developed a vaccine against polio. |
| franchise | This is a company that offers the same products or services in many locations - McDonalds |
| planned obsolescence | This is a marketing strategy in which manufacturers purposely design products to wear out or become outdates in a short period of time. |
| conglomerate | This is a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries. |
| baby boom | The height of this unprecedented population explosion was in 1957. |
| film in the 1950s | stereophonic sound, popular culture, three-dimensional images, and wide-angled images |
| radio in the 1950s | focus on specialized audiences, increase in advertising revenue, focus on local and community interests, and popularization of African-American culture |
| television in the 1950s | I Love Lucy, "Golden Age", Father Knows Best, and glorification of white America and the Western frontier |
| rock 'n' roll | Elvis Presley, Chuch Berry, roots in rhythm and blues, and simple melodies and lyrics |
| Beat movement | beatriks, individuality, Jack Kerouac, and non-traditional forms of poetry |
