Mods and Rockers

Mods and rockers were...

• two musical genres

• two bands

• two youth subcultures

• two war tribes

Mods and rockers were two conflicting British youth subcultures of the early/mid ......

• 1950's

• 1920's

• 1950's and 1960's

• 1960's and 1970's

Both groups represented....

• radical social shifts in society

• young women

• violence

• the upper class

What was the rocker subculture centred on?

• motorcycling

• scooters

• leather jackets

• individualism

What was the mod subculture centred on?

• scooters, vespas

• fitted glamorous style

• greasy hair

• clean cut suits

What is the Holiday Mayhem about?

They clashed during the Easter bank holiday of......

• 1960

• 1964

• 1974

• 1966

What happened after the media had made such a fuss about the events?

• they wanted to restrain the youth

• newspapers sold millions of newspapers

• There was a ‘moral panic’ among parents, who used the stories to show how bad the youth of the day was.

• the government took the opportunity to turn the events into electoral campaigning

• The police now could demand more money from their friends in government. ‘Increase police numbers and salaries now!’ they demanded.

Which group listened to THE WHO?

• Mods

• Rockers

Which group listened to Elvis Presley?

• Mods

• Rockers