GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year

consumerism is a situation where growing amounts of non-essential goods are sold and purchased

a government tax on imports into a country is called a tariff

inequality is a situation in which some groups in a society have more advantages than others

The American Dream in the 1940s and 1950s

History

This prepares pupils for an understanding of the early Cold War

Pupils know that the USA had been transformed by the Second World War

popular culture is the types of entertainments enjoyed by ordinary people in a country

a broadcast is to send out a TV or radio programme

all the people in a society or family who are approximately the same age are called a generation

an ideology is a set of beliefs which shapes a person's’ understanding of society and the world

a communist is a person who believes that wealth should be shared equally between people

paranoia is a situation where people are are unreasonably or excessively scared of something

a situation where people refuse to deal or interact with a group of others who they consider to be bad is known as being blacklisted

McCarthyism was the campaign against alleged communists in the USA led by Joseph McCarthy

communism is the belief that wealth should be shared equally between people

the freedom people have to do, think, and say what they want is known as civil liberties