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.

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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