A new medium of entertainment started in the 1950s, the television. No longer did families have to travel to the movies to see moving pictures, and soon television radio programing as the primary form of American home entertainment. How did television impact American culture? O Television shows reinforced certain perspectives of individualism and family. This was seen as promoting American values over that of the collectivist ideology communism. Television had to be closely monitored by the federal government to ensure that no pro-communist messaging was shown. Television was also heavily censore controlled by the government because of the potential impact on cultural development of America's youth. and soon maior movie theater chains had to shut down because of the lack of

A new medium of entertainment started in the 1950s, the television. No longer did families have to travel to the movies to see moving pictures, and soon television radio programing as the primary form of American home entertainment. How did television impact American culture? O Television shows reinforced certain perspectives of individualism and family. This was seen as promoting American values over that of the collectivist ideology communism. Television had to be closely monitored by the federal government to ensure that no pro-communist messaging was shown. Television was also heavily censore controlled by the government because of the potential impact on cultural development of America's youth. and soon maior movie theater chains had to shut down because of the lack of