https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8 Made with ♥Big Ideas from Q4 en-us 2021-03-31 14:24:21 UTC 2021-05-21 16:49:47 UTC hello@padlet.com ninagriffiths91 https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1415063062 The construction of the Berlin was started on August 13, 1961 and the destruction of the wall began on November 9, 1989. The wall was about 91 miles long and 12-13 feet tall. It was also constructed more than 15 years into the cold war.]]> 2021-04-14 05:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1415063062 ninagriffiths91 https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1415115676 Some of the main points made about being a wife in the 1950's were that you weren't allowed to question anything your husband does and not to complain if he does something wrong. You were supposed to cook is favorite meals every night, clean the house until it was spotless before your husband got home, keep your children quite for when he comes home. You also were supposed to remember that whatever you may need tot talk to your husband about our your topics for conversations were not as important as his and to always let him talk and make sure he was relaxed and de-stressed after work.]]> 2021-04-14 05:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1415115676 ninagriffiths91 https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548368097 The television was one of the most popular products in the 1950s, at the start of the decade there were 3 million t.v. owners and by the end there was 55 million. The rice of the t.v. drooped from $500 to $200 in 1949. There many stations on the t.v. which was nice because that gave the owners a chance to watch anything they wanted as to when they didn´t have a t.v. they didn´t have access to the same shows or movies. The t.v. was also good for college and professional sports to make big business.]]> 2021-05-21 16:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548368097 ninagriffiths91 https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548387621 Loving vs. Virginia was a Supreme Court case that banned interracial marriages across the U.S.. The marriage between Richard and Mildred Loving a white man and a black women who´s marriage was banned in the state of Virginia.]]> 2021-05-21 16:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548387621 ninagriffiths91 https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548398138 The baby boom effected life because since the population dramatically changed so did the heavy demand for more food and supplies. There were around 50 million new babies born by the end of the 1950s. By 1960 the baby boomers and their parents made up about 1/3 of the population. On December 31, 2029, the last of the baby boomers will be 65.]]> 2021-05-21 16:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548398138 ninagriffiths91 https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548416951 The Norman Rockwell paintings were very ordinary and mainly about everyday life situations in the 1950s. Some of the could either be meaningful, or some of the could be cute or funny depending on what he decided to paint.]]> 2021-05-21 16:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548416951 ninagriffiths91 https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548426242 Did you know?
- He had a twin that sadly died at birth
- He had a pet monkey named Scatter
- He used shoe polish to keep his hair black
- He was an extreme germaphobe
- He was seen in at 43 movies throughout his life
- He served in the army for 2 years after he was already famous
He had 14 Grammy nominations and he won 3 awards]]> 2021-05-21 16:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548426242 ninagriffiths91 https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548438906 All of the neighborhoods were mainly filled with younger white families, even those African american families that could still afford to live there were still unwelcome. In the Park Forest suburb its wasn´t officially segregated but it did prefer white families. The first African american family that ended up moving there was in 1959 almost an entire decade after the village was founded.]]> 2021-05-21 16:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ninagriffiths91/1yl1fu0ptxbtiwi8/wish/1548438906