Category: 1950s

Two Americas in the 1950s and 1960s: Critical Essay Two Americas: one of economic opportunity, prosperity, and equality, and the other of the ugliness of discrimination and poverty. This was the ever-present theme in the atmosphere of the 1950s and 60s. Three weeks before his assassination, Martin Luther King prominently and correctly claimed that America…

Essay on Marriage in the 1950s Compared to Today A typical child in the post-World War 2 period was more likely to be born into a more traditional or nuclear family setting consisting of two parents who were married. It was unlikely that their mother worked outside the family home and their father, who was…

Essay on Marriage in the 1950s The 1950s were an inauspicious time for women. It was an era that birthed the ideology of living the post-war suburban dream, in which a womans place was to serve and obey their husband, often suppressing their needs and desires to marry, bear children, and run a household. Womens…

Disneyland as a Major Discovery of the 1950s Discovery Decade Discovery is a better name for the 1950s, thanks in part to the Disneyland theme park. The popularity of Disneyland helped Walt Disney spread happiness and joy during a decade of discovery. Disneyland in California was first opened in 1955 by WED Enterprises. Disney created…

Essay on 1950s Black Fashion With the end of the Second World War in 1945, came the revival of romanticism and haute couture within the world of fashion. After a period of rationing everything from food to fabrics and styles such as the Utility Dress being the trend during the war, the revival of romanticism…

Effects of Consumerism in the 1950s Essay The growth and spread of consumerism was a mass culture ideology that was accepted by many due to the promises it gave and how it reshaped the economy. Consumerism has been implemented into American society since the 1920s when Herbert Hoover was in office. Consumerism in the 1950s…