One of the freedoms gained in the 1950’s is rebellion. Our civilization started to expand in it’s concept of what is accepted and what isn’t. Rock and roll, specifically Elvis, was an expression of teenage freedom and nonconformity. Music was … Continue reading
Freedom evolved on many aspects during the 1950s. In the car commercial video you can see that there was a new freedom in business. They are now able to advertise on TV since almost every home had a TV. Marketing … Continue reading
These two pictures both portray a wide variety of the expressionism that occurred both in the 1950s and beyond. On one side we have Rosa Parks. She was arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to … Continue reading
I know this leaks a bit to the 25th chapter (however Vietnam War is mentioned in Ch. 24). Here you have two pictures, one shows a group of young people striking against the war in general. We can safely assume … Continue reading
In the 1950s, women began to have more time for leisure and some freedom. They even started driving their own cars without their husband. However, women were still oppressed. Even though they could drive, they had no where to go, … Continue reading
Videos clips that were made to teach how to distinguish a communist shows that the Americans viewed communism in a negative manner, and as a result, shows that they wanted to be free from communist influence. One of the most … Continue reading
One of the new freedom present in the 1950s is the the new freedom of media thanks to the availability of televisions to an American family (nearly 9 out of 10 families owned a TV set by the end of … Continue reading
People in the 1950’s started to have more money to spend on leisure activity. The invention of the Credit Card allowed people to feel free. The use of credit card let people feel like they could buy what ever they … Continue reading
In the 50’s, people gained new freedoms in a variety of ways. One way was the creation of credit cards. With these handy little things, people now had the option to put off payments for a period of time. This … Continue reading
During the 1950s and 1960s, new and creative ways to advertise came about. Because of the economic expansion, many companies and individuals were given opportunities to create things that would interest others. Some examples were drinks such as coke and … Continue reading
Transcontinental Television 1951 President Harry Truman inaugurated transcontinental television service on Sept. 4, 1951, when AT&T carried his address to the United Nations in San Francisco to viewers as far away as New England. Rosa Parks When Rosa Parks refused … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QRvwmswq-0&feature=related What Gregory Peck was proclaiming in the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird,” was the built in notion that whites and blacks do not mix in the ignorant ideology of Jim Crow Laws. This movie was made right after the … Continue reading
The first two minutes of this 1955 newsreel covers the merger of the AFL and the CIO which resulted in a new union that would represent 35 percent of all nonagricultural workers. The 1950s became a time of increased freedom and rights … Continue reading
In the 1950’s, perhaps the greatest freedom, and the one which Americans likely, at heart, cared the most about was freedom to choose different products or brands. The vote at the supermarket, the vote with your dollar, mattered much more … Continue reading
The first video shows that life for women was getting easier, although women were given the role of household keeper, they had more leisure time. The many technological advancements helped the housewife’s duties become easier. For example, the creation of … Continue reading
The home became “the center of freedom” in the 50s with the number of houses in the United States doubling in that decade with most of the new homes being built in the suburbs. Although the suburbs “offered a new … Continue reading
On 1954, the Supreme Court made a decision that separating public schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. This case is known as Brown v. Board of education. This declared that all public schools be integrated thus allowing blacks and … Continue reading
The spirituality of “Judeo-Christian” in America accelerated after World war 2. Judeo-Christian refers to both Judaism and Christianity and the common set of values, beliefs and ethics held by both which contributed to the evolution of American society. The 1950’s … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDk_TEM257k Among the many freedoms that were evolving during the 1950s included owning a car of your own. Having the luxury of a car at the time was part of the “package” that truly defined your freedom which also included … Continue reading
Coca Cola Ad from the 50\’s The suburbs were a place of a new “American Freedom.” War veterans of WWII wished to ‘settle down’ and the general growth of purchasing power made this possible. Also after fighting in a turbulent … Continue reading