The Rock and Roll generation (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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How much spending money did the average teenager have per week by the late 1950s?
How much spending money did the average teenager have per week by the late 1950s?
$15 per week
How many American families owned television sets by 1960?
How many American families owned television sets by 1960?
55 million families
When was the term 'teenagers' first coined?
When was the term 'teenagers' first coined?
In the 1950s
Which film starring James Dean was released in 1955?
Which film starring James Dean was released in 1955?
Rebel Without A Cause
What two factors created the new teenage consumer market in the 1950s?
What two factors created the new teenage consumer market in the 1950s?
Disposable income and free time
Which musical traditions did rock and roll develop from?
Which musical traditions did rock and roll develop from?
Blues and jazz
Why could families afford to keep children in education longer after World War II?
Why could families afford to keep children in education longer after World War II?
The post-war economic boom
How many American families owned television sets in 1950?
How many American families owned television sets in 1950?
3 million families
What did the term 'generation gap' describe?
What did the term 'generation gap' describe?
Difference in attitudes and values
What did teenagers spend their money on in the 1950s?
What did teenagers spend their money on in the 1950s?
Clothing, records, and entertainment