2007-02-21 15:47:31 · 8 answers · asked by winnie 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Kids who didn't do their own homework and instead expected strangers on the Internet to do it for them.
2007-02-21 15:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since I was there, and I in fact was 8--15 years of age from 1949--1956, I saw the first half of the decade as well as the second. They were completely different periods.Rock and roll only was introduced in late 1954, early 1955; the movies began to go downhill after 1955 fall trying to compete with much inferior but free TV. There were hardly any live TV dramas after 1955 either, and competition with free TV, a narcotic with storylines, killed much more artistic and memorable radio as a medium. So the weaknesses in the country were the same ones as now only less so--stupid teenagers, dictatorial government, nonfictional information (news, books) badly presented, failed foreign policy, botched collectivist philosophy, pollution by corporations, too many taxes, chain restaurants serving fast food, no books of fiction with ideas and bad actors messing up starring parts in films. Only everything was 70% better than it is now.
2007-02-21 16:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From a midwesterner having lived through the '50s, I'd say American society was maddingly provincial, but delightfully innocent. Union, business, and political bosses had too much power with not enough accountability. Compared to today, our access to current events was minimal, and we lived in an artificial world painted by a weak news media.
2007-02-21 16:02:52 · answer #3 · answered by saddlesore 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How about the racism issue. How about womans rights. Women couldnt even have their own bank accounts or own a home. There was definetly a shortage of daycares and fairness in womens career choices.
2007-02-21 15:51:25 · answer #4 · answered by monica your new bff 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Women were treated as servants in their homes.
Those who were employed received far less than men who did the same job. Single women were considered "spinsters" (bad). Single men were considered bachelors (good).
2007-02-21 16:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
segregation of the colored people and racism. oppression of the female gender( the domestic wife, didn't work outside of home), Conservative lifestyles/ideals, obessesion to defeat/ race againt the commie forces/ commie paranoia( blamed, singled out artists and muscians of being commies).
2007-02-21 15:55:07 · answer #6 · answered by FaceFullofFashion 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
`mccarthyism and the red scare: fear, mass fear of communists
`cold war
`segregation: the murder of emit till- generation of the civil rights movemetn which is still in existence. murder of emit till: white supremacists have no limit to displaying their hatred, very ruthless, brutal and UNCIVILZIED- you can relate this to the white man's burden
2007-02-21 15:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by param 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fear - Fear of a Soviet attack.
2007-02-21 15:51:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋