https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8 en-us 2022-09-26 08:51:11 UTC 2025-04-23 17:31:38 UTC hello@padlet.com 2341837 https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2313271444 In the 1950's...
Queen Elizabeth II became Queen (1953) therefore, women could see that women can be in positions of power.
WW2 ended not that long ago and the world was still recovering from the effects (baby boom)
Marilyn Monroe was a global icon who was heavily sexualised in Hollywood.
Racism was common.
Credit cards were introduced so people were spending more money.
Disneyland opened in 1955.
Elvis dominated music.
Barbie was introduced. 
I Love Lucy was the most popular TV show for 3 years in a row.



]]> 2022-09-26 08:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2313271444 https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2313279480 During the 1950s, gender roles dictated that men were the head of the household and the sole provider, while women were expected to be the homemaker who cared for the children]]> 2022-09-26 09:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2313279480 https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2315231077 American politics in the 1950s was dominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower, who emerged from the war as the military man with the most political appeal, largely because of his personality.
Emerging as a global power after WWII, the United States felt committed to contain the spread of communism. During the late 1940s and 1950s, the country experienced a paranoia about communism spreading and thousands of Americans were accused of affiliations with the communist party]]> 2022-09-27 09:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2315231077 https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2315234292 Post world war two:
During the 1950s, a sense of uniformity pervaded American society. Conformity was common, as young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. Though men and women had been forced into new employment patterns during World War II, once the war was over, traditional roles were reaffirmed.
The dawn of the cold war:
During world war two, the United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies. However, the relationship between the two nations was a tense one. Americans had been wary of Soviet communism and concerned about Russian leader. After the war ended, these grievances ripened into an overwhelming sense of mutual distrust and enmity.
Civil rights movement:
The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.

]]> 2022-09-27 09:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2315234292 https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2315235366 a sense of uniformity pervaded American society. Conformity was common, as young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. Though men and women had been forced into new employment patterns during World War II, once the war was over, traditional roles were reaffirmed.
Larger gap between the middle class and the poor. Women were viewed as the "happy housewife" and not all women liked this. you were supposed to conform and be like everyone else.]]> 2022-09-27 09:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2315235366 https://padlet.com/2341837/rfjanwh03uq1glm8/wish/2315240897 Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety. As a result of the introduction of television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theatres. They used more techniques in presenting their films through widescreen and big-approach methods.
Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Rock Hudson and Sophia Loren were some of the hottest names in show business. Technology was making huge strides. 3D was being heavily experimented with and colour was getting more and more common.

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