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    Today the American Dream is defined as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. The American Dream in the 1950s was to have a nice‚ affordable house in the suburbs that had a white picket fence‚ and a nice lawn; raise a good family‚ have a good paying job and a decent vehicle for transportation. The 1950s American Dream went for everyone in that time but as time passes‚ diversity is being created

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    Life for the African Americans in the 1950s was very harsh. Luckily‚ the cruel Jim Crow laws that segregated white people from black people are non-existent today in 2016. According to Jim Crow laws‚ black people we’re not allowed to interfere with white people in activities such as sports‚ schooling‚ and even transportation. In the 1950s‚ if you wanted to attend a school‚ you would have to go to a black school. Black schools were often not as nice as white schools because they were very poor

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    Describe the 1950s in America. To what extent was this an era of hope? For whom? Why? I) Referred to as Affluent Society or “golden age”. American idea of freedom was economic abundance. This was a time of prosperity for the middle class (60% of Americans). Between 1946-1960‚ American gross national product more than doubled. The Cold War fueled industrial production. This lead to an increase in wages and more jobs. II) American Standard of living increased. Former luxuries became

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    The 1950s were quite radical in fact‚ this is the decade that began rock n’ roll‚ the civil rights movement‚ better family living‚ advances in technology‚ Fashion‚ medical research‚ other wonderful things this country was not used to seeing or hearing. The 1950s were looked at more as a state of mind or a way of living rather than just another decade or time era in American history. Everything was peaceful now‚ which looking back on the two world wars and the great depression this country was not

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    Debt Management Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns The 1950s socially was an exciting and eventful time to be alive. During the 1950s was when most of the now known "baby boomers" were growing up. On the homefront‚ many things began to change during the 1950s. During the forties‚ many men were across the ocean fighting in WWII‚ and women began to work‚ supporting their families and building careers for themselves. Throughout the 1950s both unemployment and inflation remained low. At this time

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    The 1950s was a time where war soldiers were coming home and were given the opportunity to go back to their families and begin a new life or create one; the war was over. There were new opportunities arising‚ and suburbs were becoming the norm. Racial segregation was coming to an end‚ we added two new states to the United States of America‚ and families were beginning to have babies left and right. Music started to change with Rock n’ Roll‚ clothing and fashion was changing‚ inventions were being

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    different because if they did they risked losing friends and being accused of being an enemy of the country. The source of the conformity and the fear came from the government trying to rush the American people into the cold war and against the communists is portrayed in the words of J. Edgar Hoover‚ "Every American Communist was‚ and is‚ potentially an espionage agent of the Soviet Union." The typical family in the fifties is usually known as a nuclear family or traditional family. A nuclear family is

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    Over time‚ Latin American women have developed freedom and their own place in society. However‚ in the 1950s things were drastically different. Their husbands had authority‚ also known as machismo‚ and they were not allowed to take charge. After the feminist movement‚ Latin American women became more capable of holding power. They started to take on the challenge of the work force and balance other responsibilities. In the 1950s women were brought up to believe that they are strong leaders passing

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    The American Dream The American Dream has been a concept of American life since the pilgrims came to this country on the Mayflower in 1620. Every one of them hoped to live a grand life‚ full of wealth and success. Most of the pilgrims did not succeed‚ and some succumbed to sickness and disease. America was founded on the beliefs that all men are created equal‚ everyone is entitled to life‚ liberty‚ and property‚ and the due process of law. In 1849‚ hundreds of thousands of men came to California

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    RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950s AND 1960’s 1 The 1950s and 1960’s Tracy Ladner Mississippi University for Women History 110 RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950s AND 1960’s 2 The 1950s and ‘60’s was a time of great growth and change for America. Some called it “The Golden Age” (Brinkley‚ 2012‚ p.779). For the most part there was prosperity and advances

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