Step Three: Move Beyond the Basics

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CHAPTER 27 STUDY GUIDE

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MOVE BEYOND THE BASICS

To demonstrate a more advanced understanding, describe the social, political, and cultural aspects of life in the 1950s as it affected a range of Americans: the suburban middle class, the counterculture, and African Americans and other minorities.

Developments Impact on suburban middle class Impact on African Americans and other minorities Impact on the counterculture
Economic growth and consumerism
Suburban growth/domesticity
Culture/values
The Cold War