Economic freedom came about in the 1950’s. As the consumer culture developed the measure of freedom became the ability to gratify market desires. Along with economic freedom, the attitudes towards debt changed. Low interest rates and credit cards encouraged Americans … Continue reading
In the 1950’s, most families owned a television set or household appliances. Such items, in a sense, provided freedom to families within their homes. The television would allow families to freely watch shows whenever they wanted without having to leave … Continue reading
Weapons prevent people from trampling all over you. Nuclear weapons follow the same principle; they stop countries from destroying each other. If the United States or the Soviet Union had the audacity to use their arsenal of nuclear weapons against … Continue reading
Rock and Roll Before the 1950s teenagers listened to the music of their parents, but when rock and roll came on the scene teens swarmed to it. Even though teens were able to purchase rock and roll records because they … Continue reading
Women during the 1950’s attained freedom in a sense that they had more time to themselves for leisure. With the creation of the many home appliances that replaced manual labor, women were allowed to spend less time on house chores … Continue reading
People tended to confuse their wants with their needs. People thought they had to have a ll the luxuries presented to them through advertisement. Most people did not actually have the money they needed to get all these things, so … Continue reading
The Brown Case (couldn’t get the video embedded, please click link) In 1954, the Supreme Court ruling in Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education finally ended school segregation across America. “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYQ9S7iYnfM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVQ-NM3IkTg The first car and first TV set came about In the 1950s. These two ideas expanded the concept of freedom. People would normally walk or use a horse-cabby to get around before the car. Now they have a … Continue reading
Rosa parks is widely remembered today as a symbol of ordinary blacks determination to resist the daily injustices and indignities of the Jim Crow South. Her life makes it clear that the cicil rights revolution was built on earlier struggles. … Continue reading
In the 1950’s, Coca-Cola and Levi’s jeans were American consumer goods that had market for customers around the globe. It was no longer just a status symbol for the rich but anyone can have the freedom of purchasing these products. … Continue reading
Home-appliances made the lives of women far easier than they ever were. Innovations previously affordable by only rich and middle-class families were now in reach of the larger common population. These products included televisions, dishwashers, air-conditioners, inexpensive long-distance telephone calls … Continue reading
Owning a car was the essence of freedom to people back in the 1950’s. Having a car meant you could go nearly everywhere and anywhere you pleased, whenever you wanted. It was the ideal sense of freedom that just about … Continue reading
Frozen dinners provided women freedom from work. Because more women were now working outside the home, new inventions eased the burden of domestic work. No longer did a women have to cook and clean every meal. Meals were now already … Continue reading
The birth of the word “teenager” happened in the 1950’s. They coined it because there was a growing population and the 50’s was when the teenagers gained a tremendous amount of freedom.One major thing that increased independence for teenagers was … Continue reading
There was a revival in consumer culture during the 1950s. Many Americans began to live in suburban areas and because of this trend, shopping malls evolved and most of the shopping was done there. Since the shopping malls were only … Continue reading
Advertisement started the sense of freedom to the 50s. People defined and expressed freedom with the thought of convenience. Everything in advertisements points out how easy it was to use the product. Not only was it easy to use, it … Continue reading
The “Golden Age” of the 1950s was the period of time of an easy life for everyone. Of the suburban areas, women in commercials and television shows were portrayed as the homemaker, while the men were off at work. Even … Continue reading
life in the suburbs during the 1950″s residential and consumer spending were at its highest in a while. due to a thriving economy population was rising and people starred moving to suburbs. this was a main cause form economic freedom. … Continue reading
People expressed freedom in these ways because they gave people the freedom to do things that they would not normally do. By 1960, 80% of American families owned at least one car and 14% owned two or more. This allowed … Continue reading
1) Read Foner, Chapter 24 2) Finish commenting on Dr. Strangelove now that you have watched the whole movie. 3) Based on the themes in the reading, post two videos, images, or documents (or some combination of these) that capture … Continue reading
