Students are to select two topics related to the culture of the 1950s and
construct a poster describing the two topics and their importance
and how the topic symbolizes/characterizes life in the 1950s.

PLEASE see your teacher before starting your research!
Only one student will be assigned to each topic.

Levittown

Theater – Broadway, Movies
James Dean
Alfred Hitchcock
Marylin Monroe
Paul Newman
John Wayne
Grace Kelly
Cary Grant
Katherine Hepburn

Literature
Jack Kerouac
Beat Poets
Kon-Tiki
Peyton Place
Ralph Ellison
Arthur Miller
Mickey Spillane
Ray Bradbury

Fashions
Poodle Skirts
Saddle Shoes

Rise of Interstate
Automobiles – Car Culture
BelAir Convertible
Chevys
Fords

Sports 50’s – Baseball, Boxing, Olympics
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra
Johnny Unitas
Sugar Ray Robinson
Jackie Robinson

Civil Rights
Women’s Rights
Education 50’s
Peanuts Cartoon/ Charles Schultz
Disney, Disneyland
Religion
GI Bill of Rights

Leisure Activities
Drive-ins
Sock Hops
Hula hoops
Jukeboxes
Pinball
Diners, Soda Shops
Pez Candy
McDonald’s

Television
Roy Rodgers
Dale Evans
I Love Lucy
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
Ricky Nelson
The Milton Berle Show
Father Knows Best
Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Gunsmoke
Lassie
American Bandstand

Music – Rock & Roll
Elvis Presley
Bill Haley and the Comets
Chuck Berry
Woody Guthrie
Harry Belafonte
Louis Armstrong
Pat Boone
Nat King Cole