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 * __Individual Cornell notes__**: Chapter 20, section 1: "The Postwar Economy"
 * One main** idea and **three supporting details** for each section, except for “//Technology Transforms Life//” and “//Suburbs and Highways//” (one main idea and one supporting detail).

**1/29/14**
__**Chapter 20.1 Section Assessment: page 674, #s 1-4**__
 * 1) What is **per capita income**?
 * 2) How did **conglomerates** and **franchises** evolve in the postwar economy?
 * 3) What is the pupose of a **transistor** and how did it contribute to other developments?
 * 4) How did the **baby boom** and the **GI Bill of Rights** affect suburban growth?

**2/14/14**

 * __Alternative interview assignment__**: look up 8 advertisements from the 1950s and identify pieces of evidence that express conformity, or identify pieces of evidence that express individuality.
 * example:** The vacuum cleaner in this advertisement expresses conformity because it shows how most women were expected to stay home and keep their homes clean during the 1950s.

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__**Chapter 20.2 Section Assessment: page 679, #s 1-5**__
 * 1) Why did some people call 1950s youth the “silent generation”?
 * 2) Why did Americans renew their interest in religion during the 1950s?
 * 3) How did rock-and-roll influence life in the 1950s?
 * 4) How did beatniks challenge conformity?
 * 5) Describe the roles of men and women in 1950s society.

**2/25/14**
__**Chapter 20.3 section assessment: page 686, #s 1-5**__
 * 1) What issues did Truman face during the period of **reconversion**?
 * 2) What was the **Taft-Hartley Act**?
 * 3) What was **Modern Republicanism**?
 * 4) Why was the **National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)** created?
 * 5) What ws the **National Defense Education Act**?