Evolving of America in 1950’s
US HISTORY RESEARCH PROJECT
- By Tara Taneja
Topic
“Evolving of America in 1950’s”
Thesis Statement
While some may argue that there could have been a more important phase in American history, but the truth remains that the1950’s was the most impactful era as we saw higher industrial growth, changes in culture and growing disparities between rich and poor.
Introduction
My topic for this research project is the “Evolving of America in 1950’s”. This era is not just an event in the history but it’s a phase created as a combinations of various events like growth of industry and economy, changes in the life styles, modes of entertainment, automobile revolution, move to the suburbs and also the widening of disparities between the rich and the poor which touch on every aspect of creation of the American Dream. It is something, which not just impacted the life in history then, but to a large extent continues till today to determine our lifestyles.
Body Paragraph #1: Main Argument of the paragraph: “Industrial Growth” Argument 1 Quote 1 “Between 1950 and 1955 the number of women employees in the US workforce grew by 40%. The developments made US a more secure nation whose citizens were concerned increasingly with aspirations and notions of success.” (Schwartz, Pg. #) Commentary Although women began to work since the forties when the men went to war, even after the war was over the women continued to work and hence the unemployment remained low throughout the 1950’s. As per data compiled in the economic reports the total number of females employed increased by 18% between 1950 and 1959.
Argument 1 Quote 2 “Americans by and large saw 1950’s as a progressive era. Between 1950 and 1960 over one third of all Americans moved into newly built suburban neighborhoods.” (Kallen ,Pg # ) Commentary In the 1950s Americans seemed to be on the move as each year, one out of every five families shifted. This led to a lot of new
- By Tara Taneja
Topic
“Evolving of America in 1950’s”
Thesis Statement
While some may argue that there could have been a more important phase in American history, but the truth remains that the1950’s was the most impactful era as we saw higher industrial growth, changes in culture and growing disparities between rich and poor.
Introduction
My topic for this research project is the “Evolving of America in 1950’s”. This era is not just an event in the history but it’s a phase created as a combinations of various events like growth of industry and economy, changes in the life styles, modes of entertainment, automobile revolution, move to the suburbs and also the widening of disparities between the rich and the poor which touch on every aspect of creation of the American Dream. It is something, which not just impacted the life in history then, but to a large extent continues till today to determine our lifestyles.
Body Paragraph #1: Main Argument of the paragraph: “Industrial Growth” Argument 1 Quote 1 “Between 1950 and 1955 the number of women employees in the US workforce grew by 40%. The developments made US a more secure nation whose citizens were concerned increasingly with aspirations and notions of success.” (Schwartz, Pg. #) Commentary Although women began to work since the forties when the men went to war, even after the war was over the women continued to work and hence the unemployment remained low throughout the 1950’s. As per data compiled in the economic reports the total number of females employed increased by 18% between 1950 and 1959.
Argument 1 Quote 2 “Americans by and large saw 1950’s as a progressive era. Between 1950 and 1960 over one third of all Americans moved into newly built suburban neighborhoods.” (Kallen ,Pg # ) Commentary In the 1950s Americans seemed to be on the move as each year, one out of every five families shifted. This led to a lot of new
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