Society after World War 2?

Question

How did society change after the Second World War and in particular the birth of Youth Culture and Popular Music?

- Key events after WW2 appreciated.
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Answer 1

Just briefly, when the men returned from war, the women were put out of the jobs they'd been doing on the home front, particularly in factories, and were just expected to go back to the house and have babies.

Well, a lot of them did. In fact, int the late 1940's on through the early 1960's there was what has been called "The Baby Boom."

The 1950's was a time of great prosperity for the USA, and a family of four or five children was not unusual. My first husband and I, for example, were born in the early 1950's into families that eventually totalled seven (his) and five (mine) children, respectively.

Now, as these kids were growing up in some degree of affluence, they became a group for marketers to target, and they did. The younger set was also the first TV generation, and advertising targeted children like never before, from cereal to toys. Since the parents had more disposable income, and many were children of the Great Depression, they were able to gratify more of their children's wants than their own fathers and mothers had been able to do, and did so.

Rock'n'roll also influenced the adolescent set. It was new, it was considered shocking, and the teens loved it. The music of their parents' generation was the Big Band, swing type (which THEIR parents thought shocking), but rock had totally different rhythms and was influenced by a wide variety of musical genres--jazz and folk, just to name two.

By the time the 1960's were in full throttle, there was increasing disagreement between the generations. Many young people joined communes, experimented with drugs, got behind such social issues as the civil rights and anti-war movements, and just generally seemed to reject whatever Mom and Dad supported.

And so came the Youth Culture, fueled by rock music and free love.

Despite the polarization, though, there was some good that came out of it. My grandmother, for example, would never have dreamed of having any friends who weren't like her--I benefitted from associating with folks from a wide variety of backgrounds. It helped me to realize at an early age that people are people, no matter how they speak or what they look like. And, as well, there was a lot of idealism that made youngsters get out and take stands for what they believed. We might have been a lot of things, but apathetic wasn't one of them! :-)

Answer 2

Music After Ww2

Answer 3

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Society after World War 2?
How did society change after the Second World War and in particular the birth of Youth Culture and Popular Music?

- Key events after WW2 appreciated.
- WEBSITES HELPFUL!

Thanks! :]

Answer 4

Yes. German technology, science and their engineers plus scientists are much more advanced than other countries at that time. Germany was in fact extremely close to building a atomic bomb, but instead they focus more on rocket science.