Life in the 1950s Pg. 365

Life in the 1950s What was happening in the 1950s: What was happening in the 1950s: Boom Economy Boom Economy Cold War Cold War The Civil Rights Movement The Civil Rights Movement

Boom Economy The 1950s saw a return to the 1920s type consumer society. The 1950s saw a return to the 1920s type consumer society. Americans began to purchase household items on time. (credit) Americans began to purchase household items on time. (credit) Homes in the suburbs Homes in the suburbs Washing machines and dishwashers Washing machines and dishwashers Televisions Televisions million million million million

Television in – What’s My Line 1950 – What’s My Line 1951 – I Love Lucy 1951 – I Love Lucy 1952 – Today Show 1952 – Today Show 1953 – TV Guide Published 1953 – TV Guide Published 1954 – The Tonight Show 1954 – The Tonight Show 1955 – Gunsmoke 1955 – Gunsmoke 1956 – The Ed Sullivan Show / Elvis 1956 – The Ed Sullivan Show / Elvis 1957 – American Bandstand 1957 – American Bandstand 1958 – Leave it to Beaver 1958 – Leave it to Beaver

Cold War Tensions continued to build between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies. Tensions continued to build between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies. Spread of Communism Spread of Communism Korean War Korean War East and West Germany East and West Germany Berlin Wall Berlin Wall Nuclear Arms Race Nuclear Arms Race Cuban Missile Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis

Civil Rights What are Civil Rights? What are Civil Rights? The rights that go with citizenship, that one acquires simply by being a citizen. The rights that go with citizenship, that one acquires simply by being a citizen. Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal power given to all citizens by law. Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal power given to all citizens by law. Protections and privileges given to all United States citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Protections and privileges given to all United States citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Civil Rights and African Americans After the Civil War in 1865 three amendments were added to the Constitution: After the Civil War in 1865 three amendments were added to the Constitution: 13 th – Ended Slavery in the U.S. 13 th – Ended Slavery in the U.S. 14 th – Citizenship 14 th – Citizenship 15 th – Voting Rights 15 th – Voting Rights We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Civil Rights Civil rights should be a given. Civil rights should be a given. After the Civil War, a system of segregation was set up in the United States. After the Civil War, a system of segregation was set up in the United States. Jim Crow Laws Jim Crow Laws Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan Segregation Segregation

Civil Rights In the years following WWII, people across the country struggled for equal rights. In the years following WWII, people across the country struggled for equal rights. African Americans African Americans Mexican Americans Mexican Americans Women Women All these groups wanted to be treated fairly and equally as American citizens. All these groups wanted to be treated fairly and equally as American citizens.