Essay On Booming 50's

Throughout recent history, the fifties proved to be the most interesting to me because not only was it a time of great economic expansion; but it was also known as a period where current citizens and leaders of the United States frowned upon. The “Golden Age” proved to be one of the most outbreaking movements of the industrial age. This period in American history gave citizens of the United States access to a better standard of living, transformed American agriculture, and brought the rise of the suburban nation. Remarkably, the employment rate for women had skyrocketed during the year of 1955 proving that

During the 1950’s we see an economic boom in America. A large amount of this growth has to do with the money made by Corporations with Military Contracts making goods and supplies for the United States Military. With the Cold War beginning the push for new invention in aviation, rocket propulsion, energy, and even automobiles was at the forefront of national defense. Industrial giants like Boeing, General Dynamics, and Raytheon received 60% if their income from the Defense Department. Ten percent of the domestic (GDP) was from military spending. With fears of falling behind the Soviet Union, gaining any edge in innovation was important. The government even funneled millions of dollars into American Universities for scholarships and research

The Economy in the 1940-50 was booming due to the money spent on WWII. Billions were spent in this war due to the amount of money borrowed from other countries. This went on until about the early 1970s, the “American Dream” was going on during this era and it was in perfect timing.

The famous book Fahrenheit 451, written by the unprecedented author Ray Bradbury, takes place sometime between 1991 and present day. However, Bradbury wrote and published it in 1953, which leads me to believe that much of the society’s customs and norms present in the novel were very much influenced by the 1950’s regime. Bradbury’s writing is able to (somewhat) give us a glimpse of what life was like in the 1950’s for many women and men. Many norms and customs of today and in the 50’s are fairly similar, and some are vastly different.

In the 1950’s, Americans had come up with new ideas that shocked the world like television, an instant called Jell-O and new foods that were microwaveable dinners. The baby boom was big during the 1950’s. The baby boom was when their were more babies being made than ever before. Since there were more factories and job openings, more people were employed and more people were getting paid. Most families were living in suburbs because they could afford to buy houses with new jobs. This was all a part of America and proves that the 1950’s was a decade of progress.

In the 1950s, televisions were a widespread, common thing for many Americans. Television brought its benefits and its detriments. For example, it was a form of entertainment for many. In 1952, television was able to broadcast the Republican and Democratic convention form Philadelphia. Moving on, when Minow said that "When television is good, nothing is better. When it's bad, nothing is worse." I believe that he speaks the truth. Television can broadcast many news from major events happening around the world, opposed to waiting a few weeks to even hear about them via newspaper. Television also brought people closer. By this, I mean (while I didn't live in the 50s obviously) I believe that TV brought neighbors and families closer with sing-alongs,

During the fifties, the economic situation was in a constant state of growth. The United States were prospering and the government was clinging to the "golden years." The rise of the giant corporations had a profound effect on American life. A few hundred corporations controlled much of the nation’s industrial and commercial assets and enjoyed a near monopoly in some areas. The mega corporations dominated the seats of economic and political power. They employed millions of workers, a large percentage of whom populated the suburbs that were growing across the country.

After a decade of Democracy, the Republican party moved into the White House. Along with this shift in the government, there were also many economical and social issues that followed along. Once the first election of the decade in 1952, the government started to factor in the Korean War, inflation, the New Deal, Harry Truman’s Fair Deal, and the major problem with John McCarthy and McCarthyism. In the background of the politics in the nation, economically things were changing. As World War II was ending and the Korean War was in its early stages, a period of inflation affected the United States. In order to deal with the rate of inflation old policies resurfaced and new policies were created, and finally groups of people were organized to maintain stability with the policies. Ultimately in the end the economic played a role in how the nation played out socially. This was the decade that: the baby boomers peaked, laws and protection plans were created to give veterans education and jobs, and finally civil rights movements were initiated. During the 1950’s government, financing, and social had rapid and powerful movements and changes.

The 1950s or The Fifties was a decade that was full of events that gave new ideas and inventions. The decade was prosperous for the American people and entrepreneurs because the economy was booming. However, as the economy was booming still they were major conflicts associated with United States internally in the country and externally. For example, some of the biggest conflicts were the Cold War between the Soviet Union, clashes between communism and capitalism, Korean War, Red Scare (fear of communism) in United States. Still with all those conflicts, in United States the progress in science and technology was on peak.

In 1961, the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s was released and quickly became a hit with Audrey Hepburn as the main character, who was a fashion icon of the era. This movie was directed by Blake Edwards, won two Oscar Awards, and was nominated for five Oscar Awards. (IMDb) While it got the “Best Music, Original Song” award with the theme song “Moon River” which is sung by the protagonist, Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn). It has also set the trends still seen today with her iconic black dress and her fashion of 1950s.

Here are some important people involved in the fifties. First of all, there's the worldwide famous, rock king, Elvis Presley. Elvis was known worldwide for his amazing singing and rock and was nicknamed the “king of rock and roll” according to “Elvis changed everything in the fifties - the music, fashion, teenagers attitudes.” his music changed the lifestyles of many people in the the fifties. Second, there was Martin Luther King Jr. he was very important to the fifties for many reasons, but long story short, he was a big part of the civil rights movement. According to http://www.nobelprize.org/, “Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, King was, by this time, a member of the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the leading organization of its kind in the nation” meaning that he thought that everyone even African Americans had the same rights, and that's what was so amazing about him. Third, there's Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. According to http://www.biography.com, Queen Elizabeth “became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953.” She was important to history because she has been

With ways for everyone to be successful even if they did not fit in otherwise. Even if people were watching these inexperienced workers try to be successful, they understood that it would be one step closer to better media. At the beginning of the 1950’s a low percentage of Americans had a tv. The television industry had a demand to become better with more talented individuals working within it. There was competition to survive in an industry that was about to strive and increase wages.

Vladimir Kosma Zworykin created a rudimentary versionof the television in 1924; however, the first realistically working television was made possible by Philo Taylor Farnsworth in the 1940s. These televisions were exceptionally expensive, consequently only the affluent members of society had access to them. It was only in 1960 beginning with the presidential election that the television became fashionable to the common public. From that moment on, television has had an immense impact on nearly every facet of our social order, from political affairs to child behavior. This paper will observe some of the more remarkable proceedings and issues television has, and is still,

The idea that television would become so ubiquitous most American homes would have multiple home televisions was unimaginable in 1946, but by 1951, “fifty five percent of New York theaters had closed and a new era of entertainment had overtaken Hollywood” (Annenberg, 05:12).

Amanda Lotz wrote ‘Television Will Be Revolutionized’ and said that “Television played a significant role in articulating post war American identity”. It shaped and formed America, Television at the time was very basic but rapidly developed from having the same channels across the nation to affiliates reporting locally. The power the media had changed and manipulated America. This was most telling during the coverage of the Vietnam War and the Nixon downfall, when American audiences struggled to eat their dinners every night with the shocking images on their Televisions.