1950’s HISTORY Assessment task Bill (host): Good morning people of Newton‚ its Bill here. I am speaking to James and he’s a 1950’s baby and today we are here to talk to him and ask questions about what it was like growing up in the 1950’s. James thanks for your time. James: Thank you Bill‚ glad to be here. Bill (host): Did the British or the American culture influenced Australia in any way? James: The American culture made a huge influence on Australia such as entertainment‚ clothing and
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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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“I Love Lucy” was arguably the most popular TV show in the 1950’s. Aired between 1951-1957‚ the comedy filled millions of American homes with laughter. The plot of the story is simple and lighthearted: Lucy and husband‚ Ricky‚ go through everyday life. Ricky is the lead singer in a mariachi band and Lucy is a housewife. However‚ Lucy is always scheming plans with her best friend and landlord‚ Ethel‚ to become a star at the venues Ricky performs in. This usually results in Ricky and Ethel’s husband
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Science & Technology in The 1950s Easier Business Dealings Ever since the credit card was invented‚ the transactions were much easier compared to the pass as a swipe of the card would settle up the large payment instead of bringing large amount of cash which would have risk of getting rob. A credit card is a small plastic card which will be issued to the users as a system of payment in transactions. In 1950‚ the concept of using the same card for various payments was found out by Ralph Schneider
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history. With the help of Harvard advisors‚ Khan vigorously implemented the Planning Commission on Economic Management and Reforms with impressive results.6 GDP growth in this decade jumped to an average annual rate of 6 percent from 3 percent in the 1950s. The manufacturing sector expanded by 9 percent annually and various new industries were set up. Agriculture grew at a respectable rate of 4 percent with the introduction of Green Revolution technology. Governance improved with a major expansion in
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inappropriate to have two men or two women show affection to one another in public. Many of these problems were solved in the civil rights movements of the 1950s. Today problems between the blacks
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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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During the 1950’s the pop movement emerged on the art scene‚ it was a movement that consisted of artist incorporating various aspects from popular culture‚ into their artworks‚ whether it be material goods‚ celebrities‚ comics or other things from media. In 1956‚ English Painter Richard Hamilton created his famous work of art “Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different‚ so appealing?”‚ a collage composed of various cutouts from other works of art or media. When the cutouts were all placed
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The Catcher In The Rye is set on a weekend in December during the 1950’s. It takes place in several different locations in and around NewYork City. The story begins at Holden Caulfield’s prep school in Argerstown‚ Pennsylvania and then follows Holden’s travels to Manhattan where he spends three days wondering around to different places such as Penn station where he gets off the train from his school‚ the Edmont hotel‚ the lavender room‚ Ernies bar‚ the museum of natural history‚ the lagoon central
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Science and technology in the 1950s During the 1950s‚ science and technology were improved with the cooperation between the scientists and the U.S. government. In the light of the science and technology‚ people have the power to raise their knowledge. However‚ in the 1950s‚ some of the researches and investigations were classified as top secret‚ and remained unknown to the public for many years‚ now Americans can see its repercussions in the world today. Making hydrogen bomb and the discovery of
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