Friday, January 26, 2018

A Comparison of the 50's to the 20's

We learned that the 50's were a time of nationwide economic prosperity, a rise of the middle class, and changing societal values. Sound familiar? Here are a few similarities and differences between these two postwar decades.

(Since I wasn't sure how to make a table on the blog, I took screenshots from a Google doc I made)



https://1drv.ms/p/s!AnRbdYYwn-0rgQu_2oRzm3RcWacl
https://prezi.com/uwgqbgdzxfx1/america-in-the-20s-and-50s/
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2018 at 6:20 PM

    Bennett, I found your comparison of these two decades of economic prosperity to be very interesting. I like how you highlighted the similarities, such as the increased wages and consumerism, but also the many differences such as the changes to segregation and foreign policy. One question I had was what caused the difference in how the roles of women were changed. While after World War I women became more independent, after World War II women became less so. What might have caused this to happen?

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2018 at 2:01 PM

    Your comparison of these two postwar decades was very insightful and revealing. Another similarity between the two decades was the development of new music. In the 1920s, the jazz age was born and featured musicians such as Joe Oliver, Kid Ory, and Louis Armstrong. In the 1950s, there was rock n' roll, featuring performers such as Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, and Elvis. It is interesting how the decades following a conflict beget enriched artistic cultures.
    http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/studproj/is3099/jazzcult/20sjazz/musicians.html
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-50s-19900419

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