1. The 1950s Kailyn Webb Cody Crawford Kayla Wilson Brittany Garner

2. Headlines 1950 – approval for atom bomb 1951- WWII officially ends 1952- Eisenhower is elected & polio vaccine is made 1953- Rosenberg's are executed for espionage

3. Headlines 1954- Segregation ruled illegal in the U.S. 1955- McDonalds Corporation is founded & the Warsaw Pact is started 1957- Sputnik is launched 1959- Castro becomes dictator of Cuba

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5. Pop Culture Drive-in movies Television Smokey the Bear 3-d glasses Hula Hoops Barbie Hugh Hefner and Playboy Elvis and Rock n’ Roll McDonalds Davy Crockett and Disney Baseball Dr. Seuss Peanuts comic strip Consumer age NASA

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7. Fashion Men: Hats Blue jeans Checked shirts “Teddy Boy Style”- string tie, draped jacket, and gaudy waistcoat Bermudas

8. Fashion Women: Very 1930s- hats, gloves, pearls Blue jeans Checked shirts and skirts Sloppy sweaters Suede shoes Floral prints Poodle Skirts Cat-eye Glasses

9. Music Rock ‘n Roll is developed from a blend of Southern blues and gospel music with an added strong back beat, this type of music was popular with teenagers. Popular Artist- Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Alan Freed and the Big Bopper

10. Natural Disasters Influenza pandemic –Scientist identified the specific strain 1955 Los Angles Heat Wave –Caused mass chaos

11. technology Us artificial satellite completes its first orbit around earth By 1950, 5,000,000 television sets were purchased Paper mates 1 st leak proof pen was invented The first copy machine was invented

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13. inventions Bell laboratones develops the photovolic cell, to transform sunlight into visible electricity Bird diaper invented by bertha dlugi in 1956. the diaper allowed her bird to fly freely without making a stinky mess. In 1959, sauders rose created a hovercraft also known as Britain's flying saucer.

14. transportation Station wagon The average car cost $1,180 in 1959 The first car made was the ford edsel Chrysler creates the first car with power steering

15. sports Joe Louis loses his world heavyweight championship to Rocky Marciano in 1951. In 1953, the new York Yankees won their fifth straight world series. American Bowling Congress desegregates and allows blacks and females into their leagues. Great women athletes played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

16. Literature Navalist and poetry was very popular Literature reflected '50s Happy Days and cultural self- doubt about conformity and the true worth of American values. Popular Works-  Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury  Slaughterhouse- Five by Kurt Vonhegut

17. entertainment “I love Lucy” was the top-rated show of the decade The Mickey mouse club was a phenomenon Disneyland opened in California on July 17, 1955. Marilyn Monroe was an actress and model that every girl envied. The cat in the hat was a book for beginners Scrabble was a game that helped people’s spelling skills while they were having fun. Barbies were every girl’s favorite toy because they came with cars, mansions, and clothes.

18. Entertainment Drive-in theaters Music – rock n’ roll, pop, jazz Science fiction books 3-d movies Silly putty and Mr. Potato Head Bowling Western shows were popular Musicals

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20. Changing Roles More women entered factory jobs By 1935 35% of adult women were working. Teenagers started to test their boundaries They began to challenge authority and social environment.

21. Communication The inventions of the radio and the television greatly increased communication. Color television was introduced Broadcast networks starting streaming in higher qualities The first Satellite was launched

22. Sitcom