Ryan Lee December 6‚ 2010 1950s Interesting Facts 1950 • 64% of Americans now live in cities • Silly Putty is introduced! • North Korea invades South Korea. Truman orders the U.S. into the war. 3 million soldiers and civilians will be killed or wounded before it ends in 1953. • The Open Kettle‚ a coffee and donut shop in Quincy Mass. is renamed Dunkin’ Donuts. • Diner’s Club becomes the first credit card. 1951 • 20 year old outfielder Willie Mays joins N.Y. Giants
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outbreak of Rock and Roll in the 1950s and 1960s sent most traditional Americans into a state of cultural shock. Discussions of Rock and Roll loomed over family conversations as they tried to distinguish whether or not its extreme popularity attributed to transformed family values. The rise of the Freedom Movement erupted many different dynamics‚ however‚ the only thing that remained unchanged was the segregated American society. The paradoxical nature of the 1950s and early 60’s was evident to all
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by producers Robert Stigwood and Allen Carr. Set to reflect the 1950’s era‚ “Grease” explores real life situations that several high school students during this time period were faced with – developing relationships‚ teen pregnancy‚ bullying‚ and peer pressure‚ drinking and gang violence. The use of unrealistic song and dance outbursts to portray the character’s emotions and views of life was a way to add comedic relief to real life situations. The characters included Danny‚ played by John Travolta
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Australia’s Response to Communism in the 1950’s In the 1950’s the world had just come out of the greatest war in human history. In the aftermath of this war many countries turned to communism. It was against this threat of communism that the Australian government reacted in such a wide variety of ways. Although there were a wide variety of ways in which Australia reacted there were perhaps three that were the most prevalent and influential. Firstly Australia sent troops to fight in Korea to avoid
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unbelievable to study. Criminals have gone from cruel and harsh punishment to obtaining on bail or just pay a fine for their crimes. In modern times‚ society is use to see criminals paying for their crimes in prison doing two years‚ 10 years‚ and sometimes life. The Prison system is very modern compare to the old punishment criminals use to obtain. Physical punishment was use back in history as well as corporal punishment and capital punishment. Laws have change within time creating too many rights for the
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such as I love Lucy and Leave it to Beaver. These shows had ethos in it. The 1950s is viewed as a period of conformity‚ with strict gender roles with society’s expectations. Such as the male will work all day‚ while the female’s will stay home‚ take care of the children‚ clean house and have dinner on the table on time for the male to get home from work. Some tv shows during
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History of Great Britain from 1950-Today The first two years of the 1950’s were very eventful for Great Britain. After leading the British people through a devastating war Winston Churchill was reelected Prime Minister (he would serve for another five years) and the much loved King George VI would die in 1952. As the second son of George V‚ Prince Albert (as George VI was known then) had not expected to be King. It was his older brother Edward VIII who was in line to become the next king‚
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The 1950’s was a time marked by fear‚ paranoia‚ and persecution‚ where even Hollywood was under scrutiny. Those involved in Hollywood whether it be directing or acting found themselves being censored and limited due to the political events taking place around the world. Within the accounts of Mark Goodson and Arthur Miller‚ they cite the ways in which the anti-communist movement affected television programming and motion pictures during the 1950’s. To start‚ Mark Goodson recalls his experiences
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The people that I interviewed were my grandparents. Both of whom where born and lived in China during the 1950-1970 time period. In China school life was very easy and relaxed compared to America. My grandmother‚ Jin Xia Pan‚ was born on November of 1940 to two loving parents. She claims that she was one of the smartest kids in her city. She would do very well in school and would compete in many different academic competitions. In the interview‚ she stated that school was always easy for her and
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Hong Kong during the 1950s and 60¡¦s Hong Kong is often looked upon as the capital of free trade. Located in the center of Southeast Asia‚ this is no small coincidence as to the region¡¦s success. It is based upon effective governance and the intensive working attitude of the local people. Nevertheless‚ Hong Kong has had to confront numerous challenges in order to achieve its status in the world market today. In the early 1950s‚ Hong Kong underwent enormous changes which totally transformed its
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