The American Teenager

Reading: http://goo.gl/VcEfI Essential Questions:

1. How did the lives of teenagers change after TGD and WWII? Explain.

- The lives of teenagers changed after the Great Depression and World War II in many ways. They got the opportunity to go back to school because they didn't need to work any more, as opposed to when they had to work during TGD. They also got weekly allowances, which caused them to go out more. During this time, drive in movie theaters became very popular.

2. What is "white flight?" Was it good for society?

- "White Flight" is when millions of White families left the city to move to the suburbs, to get away and make their own neighborhood; leaving people of color behind. Majority of the families made this move due to the population of minorites that migrated to the city. White flight was
3. Why did many Mexicans immigrate to the U.S. before the 1950's
- Many Mexicans immigrated to the U.S before the 1950s because they wanted to help the U.S. in the algriculture industry.