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Decade - 1950s
The 1950s was the decade that started on January 1, 1950, and ended on December 31, 1959. The most notable events in the 1950s include the Korean War (1950-1953) and the launch of the satellite, "Sputnik 1" (1957).
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What were men's roles in the 1950s?
men's role was to be a provider and to be a good father a man that men look up to and and man that women want
What did the girls of 1950s do after education?
marry amarriage was the goal of education without a husband they wouldn't belong socially accepted or able to provide for themselves
What candy was invented in the 1950's?
m&m's peanut chocolate candies were introduced in 1954.
and also a bar of 7 kinds of chocolate called 7up.
in 1950 the annabelle candy co. came out with Rockie Road Milk Chocolate bars.
payday bars also came out in the 1950s.
What disease was introduced to control rabbits in the 1950's?
Myxomatosis (sometimes shortened to "myxi" or "myxo") is a disease which affects rabbits. It is caused by the Myxoma virus. First observed in Uruguay in the late 1800s. It was introduced illegally to Egypt in 1842 and as a result spread to the rest of Africa. It was deliberately introduced into Australia in 1950 in an attempt to control rabbit infestation and population there; see rabbits in Australia. It was also deliberately introduced in the UK to try and reduce the rabbit population after World War II.
They had a considerable variety of costumes, some of which were designed by Estelle who was a student of fashion design. It is difficult to generalize- look at the various videos of live appearances, generally very modest but wild hair and eye styling. They were exotic, they were alien-like. They looked llike girls from some exotic planet! At the Berlin Concert, they were attired in formal, as fits the occasion, Empire Gowns.
During the 1950s corporations expanded overseas and what sprung up all over the country?
The 1950s saw many fast food restaurants spring up all over the country.
Did girls in the 1960 wear blue jeans?
jean weren't popular till the 70's before that they were worn as play clothes when doing farm work or riding horses
Was there slavery for people in the 1950's?
Yes, In the 1950's there was slavery. In the 1950's black people were used as slaves because people thought white had rights to more freedom while black could not due to there skin color.
What is the difference between the 1950s and 1960s?
There were numerous differences between the 1950s and 1960s.
The 1950s were characterized by:
- WWII was forgotten by younger generations
- sock hops in school gymnasiums
- sock hop music (beginning of rock 'n roll before rock)
- dance was still mostly separate and "respectable"
- going steady was expected before engagement
- engagement was expected before marriage
- marriage was expected before parenthood
- few homes had TVs but this was increasing
- most homes had radios and was the source of entertainment
- newspapers were the main source of local, state, and national news
- the soda shop, movie theater, and pool hall were main hang-outs
- boys who got into trouble in groups were "ruffians" or "hoodlums"
- teen boys drooled over their first cars
- the car and the girl were status symbols
- getting "honors" in high school really was an honor
- "Sweet 16" for girls really meant something
The 1960s were characterized by:
- disillusionment with authority figures and "the establishment"
- movement toward folk music
- The Vietnam War brought protests
- John F. Kennedy was adored; the country believed he would save and redeem us all
- from grade school children to old age, people were affected by JFK's assassination
- JFK's assassination was followed by Bobby Kennedy's assassination; the world seemed to have gone "crazy" (insane) in that short time
- Martin Luther King was gone
- "conspiracy" theories began about the deaths
- Roswell's UFO conspiracy had already been going on for more than a decade
- adults viewed younger persons as being the "Hippie" generation; many "hippies" joined hippie "communes"
- the majority of "hippies" felt they were working toward social changes
- Woodstock! most of us from the 1960s-1970s generation need to say no more
- however, drugs, pot, LSD use became widespread
- guys grew long hair and beards
- girls wore Indian-style headbands
- the mini-shirt was introduced
- young men became draft evaders, refusing to go to Vietnam
- other young men were being killed daily in the war; silver-colored POW bracelets were worn by many in schools
- uniforms were still required in many schools, but more could dress as they wanted
- Vatican II changed the rites of the Catholic Church
- disillusionment entered even among "religious" orders: Catholic priests and nuns left the profession
- Nuns who stayed in the profession changed from the black habit to street clothes
The 1970s kinda limped in. The USA was wearied from the Vietnam War. As Don McClean wrote in American Pie, the dream had died; a new generation would need to carry on the fight for justice, equality, social change. But the young adults of the 1970s didn't have the remarkable political and social figures that the 1960s had. MLk, JFK and Bobby were dead. Many top Rock 'n Rollers had died from overdoses or airplane tragedies. If the kids from the '50s had been holding a collective breath that was forced into balloons held by the kids of the 1960s, then the young of the 1970s just didn't know what to do to keep the balloons afloat. The balloons lacked direction... sputtered... deflated... until the wind just swept all those lofty ideas away. The youth of the '70s benefited from the ideals of the '60s youth, yet we also paid a price, caught between adults' "I told them so" and a certain cynicism we couldn't overcome. Kids in the '70s had access to drugs, but only as if riding coattails of the 1960s' ghosts. All the mighty words seemed to have already been said; the country (establishment) had been pushed as far as it would go. The "pigs" (police) of the '60s were, seemingly, back in charge (even though many had been the counter-culture of the 1960s). The Age of Aquarius and the Both Sides of clouds and clowns were musical, but not very applicable by the mid-70s. The 'real world' intruded too much: veterans coming home to jeers instead of cheers; MIAs and POWs thought to have been left behind; political corruption; overseas leaders to be feared; and, the fear leftover from the 1960s that at any time some overseas dictator would blow up the world with an atomic bomb. So, while many in the 1970s wished and wanted to carry on the goals and fights of the 1960s.... we instead just sang along to "Bye, bye, American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry... Good old boys drinking whiskey and rye singing 'This will be the day that I die...this will be the day that I die..."
Yet, most of us teens from the mid-70s carried on as though life was "normal": we graduated HS, went to college or got jobs; got married, had kids; started pension funds... and wondered, "Is this all there is?"
What celebrity scandals happened in the the 1950s?
In 1950, Ingrid Bergman had an affair with the Italian director Roberto Rossellini and had a son with him. A US Senator, Edwin Johnson, banned her from the country for her inappropriate behavior, and she fled the country with Rossellinni.
In 1958, Lana Turner was married to Johnny Stompanato who beat her and threatened her life until her daughter Cheryl Crane stabbed him with a carving knife. In court, the murder was deemed justifiable homicide.
How did the baby boom affect American society during the 1950s?
The "Baby Boomer" generation (1945-1964) in the United States affected society a great deal socially and economically. A multitude of schools were needed as a housing boom and the move to suburbia got on the way. Cars with a larger capacity also were needed. Interstate Highways were also built to transport goods from one state to another as well as for workers transporting from suburbia to the cities. The baby boom generation has taken us out of the depression into a fast growing economy with programs put in place by President Franklin Roosevelt. New homes were very affordable at about $5,000, new cars from about $500. Included in the G.I. bill, returning veterans from WWII were afforded education grants for college in order to compete for jobs that were available. Prices of food were also very inexpensive and merchants sold their wares on street corners and in vans. Supermarkets came into being in the late 1950's. The most crippling disease among the very young, polio, was conquered by Jonas Salk's vaccine in 1955. World's Fairs started to reflect new technology in the he bright future, though not very accurately. The "Baby Boomer" generation were also involved in the cultural innovations starting in the mid-1960's. In the 1950's, the traditional family values took place as the father worked and the mother would stay home to care for their young. Minorities were also part of the baby boom generation though they were still being discriminated even those who fought in WWII, especially in the deep south. African-Americans were often relegated to shacks in southern towns or the the ghettos of big cities. With factories needing workers, African-Americans left the south to the factories in the north in hopes of a better future.
How the federal government's termination policy affected Native Americans?
The policy brought the native americans into mainstream Self-determination
there was over 600,000,000 jailed for life ( only blacks )
What was portrayed as the American dream in the 1950s?
a lovely wife a house 2 kids a dog a car and a steady job
How has money changed since 1950s?
In the 1950s people had pounds, shillings, pence and half pence. Now we have pounds, notes, 2 pound coins, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p. Alot has changed!
Do parents look after their children more today then in the 1950s?
not really back then women could afford to stay at home and family units were stronger because of this but now with everyone always on the go you don't have time to sit and talk
What movie that won 11 Oscars in the 1950's?
In 1959, "Ben-Hur," took home 11 Oscars. Beating the record of the champ, "Gone With the Wind," back in 1939, with 13 nominations, and winning 8 Oscars.
