https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe by Emilie Conner en-us 2021-07-22 04:38:38 UTC 2026-03-22 13:03:33 UTC hello@padlet.com 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014190 After soldiers came home from war, couples were reunited and were eager to start families together. This led to a large boom in the population. This sudden population growth and family life helped the economy revive. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014190 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014296 After the war, many men went to college to get degrees. Men with college degrees were able to hold white collar jobs, or higher level jobs in the workplace. By having these higher jobs, it was easier to support your new family as a man. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014296 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014373 Suburbs grew tremendously, and everyone started living pretty much a cookie-cutter lifestyle. Live in a suburb, have a family, men go to work, women are housewives, etc. This became the ideal American dream life for many for a long time. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014373 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014429 To get away from the popular conformity, a new age among young people came about called rock and roll. Elvis Presley was the king of rock and roll music and lifestyle. Parents associated rock and roll with delinquency in teens. Rock and roll music was heavily inspired from African American music. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014429 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014527 The Cold War was a time from 1947-1991 when tensions from the US and the USSR were at an all time high, causing them and their respectful allies to be at odds with one another in almost wars. The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology.]]> 2021-07-22 05:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014527 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014711 As the USSR started to focus their efforts on space, the US naturally wanted to catch up and be the best. NASA was created in the US to further research and reach American goals beyond Earth. NASA is still a highly active organization today and we are always making new advancements. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014711 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014771 Because of so many bomb threats all throughout war time, families resorted to creating bomb shelters underground on their properties. These shelters consisted of things such as canned food and water, medical supplies, anything you would need if the area above you was to be bombed and you could not go out. Fallout shelters such as this inspired many tornado shelters and hurricane shelters today.]]> 2021-07-22 05:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014771 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014954 Highways were very needed with so much car use now in the United States, so government put forward acts to build highways across the nation. These highways served a double purpose, helping people travel and also helping the government transport war materials in times of crisis. Highways are a part of almost every citizen's daily life today. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658014954 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658015069 Sputnik is the USSR's satellite, the first satellite to ever orbit Earth. This creation was what sparked the US's creation of NASA, and a bit of a race to see who could advance the most in space missions. Sputnik set the bar for further satellite creations and the research and science behind them. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658015069 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658015857 The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea from 1950-1953. North Korea wanted communist dominance, while South Korea was anti-communist. There was no real winner, as the Soviet Union and China succeeded in making at North Korea a communist state. North Korea is still communist even today. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658015857 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016204 The Berlin Wall was put up to try and restrict people from leaving communist parts of East Berlin. The Berlin wall was taken down in the late 80s, symbolizing a freedom for citizens of Berlin. It came to symbolize a sort of iron curtain during this time. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016204 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016294 Medicare was created to provide health insurance and care to those age 65 and over. It helped secure social security for many elderly residents of America. It helped them with doctor bills and other health care bills.]]> 2021-07-22 05:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016294 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016420 This amendment banned poll taxes in the United States. This amendment was a large part of the civil rights movement, as poll taxes were one of the ways state governments tried to indirectly prevent black voters and voters from underprivileged lives. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016420 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016510 This book, written by Betty Friedan, sparked the Women's Rights Movement because of its messages of post-World War II women being forced to be wives, mothers, and housewives in society. How it was frowned upon for women to want to be anything else but that. It was a large awakening for women during post-war years. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016510 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016616 One of the ways that African Americans and white allies tried to protest and show their resilience to segregation laws was sit-ins, where they would barge in and take empty seats in "white only" parts of restaurants and diners. This was significant because it showed their strength and poise through so much foul behavior from racists. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016616 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016685 Churches were places that were meant to have no race separations, as anyone is able to have what religion they want to. Churches were used during civil rights protests times to make plans. Groups would meet at churches to discuss their next moves in society and when and where they were going to do it. Churches provided a safe place for many protesters. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016685 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016860 The widespread television use in America led to many families finally able to really be exposed to how many problems were happening in America. It is one thing to hear about issues on the radio from broadcasters, and another to be able to see it with your own eyes off of a live recording of it. Seeing civil rights protests go violent for no reason helped white people realize that this needed to be resolved. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016860 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016948 Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. came together after Parks resisted giving up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama to go back to the segregated part. Black people protested using public transportation as a boycott to show their resistance of segregation laws. This was a very important way that they showed their resilience. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658016948 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658017076 The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest that the US and the Soviet Union ever got to nuclear warfare. It lasted for 13 days, and was a standoff over the new installations of nuclear arms in Cuba. These nuclear arms were set up just 90 miles from the US, causing a huge threat. This crisis led to tensions for many years following it. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658017076 299811 https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658017156 JFK created the Peace Corps with three goals in mind: to help the people meet their need for trained men and women, to help promote a better understanding of Americans in other countries, and to help promote a better understanding of other people in other countries by Americans. The Peace Corps is still running strong today, keeping peace and supporting foreign countries across the globe. ]]> 2021-07-22 05:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/299811/mskl8of93hrnsyqe/wish/1658017156