1950s focus on idealism Baby boom Economic boom Building of suburbs GI Bill Cold WarMcCarthyism Brown vs Board Civil Rights Presidents Truman and Eisenhower Polio Vaccine invented Jonas Salk ID: 472806
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Decades!Slide2
1950s- focus on idealism
Baby boom
Economic boom
Building of suburbs
GI Bill
Cold War/McCarthyism
Brown vs. Board- Civil Rights
Presidents: Truman and Eisenhower
Polio Vaccine invented- Jonas Salk!!!
Alaska and Hawaii become states
Rock and roll takes over
Tvs
and
tv
dinners take over- advertising becomes a huge deal for the first timeSlide3Slide4Slide5Slide6Slide7Slide8Slide9
1960s- age of youth
Presidents: Kennedy, LBJ
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Continue- MLK “I Have a Dream” in ‘63
Vietnam
War
Twiggy- fashion changes
Space Race
Counter culture movement begins in the late 60s
850,000 “war babies” attend college
Betty Friedan writes the “Feminine Mystique
”
The BeatlesSlide10Slide11Slide12Slide13Slide14Slide15Slide16
1970s
Extension of the 60s
Woodstock- 69 and forward
Anti war movement huge
Baby boomers begin having kids
Less money available- high interest rates, expensive gas, etcSlide17Slide18Slide19Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23
Assignment
Create two slogans for each decade advertising what you believe to be the best aspect of each decade
Include a slogan and image that represents the decades important movements, decisions