I feel this would have been a better time to live because there were few/no major problems!. Or were there some major issues at this time!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am 63 years old and I lived through the era you are referring to!. The best of the era, in my view, was the fact that people were not as materialistic as they are today!. They were contented with a simple home!.!.one car!.!.!.a radio (pre-TV)!.!.!.three meals on the table!.!.and family and kids!. And bread & butter issues!. One example: Millions constantly demonstrated against the Vietnam War!. Thousands demonstrate against the Iraq War!.!.and only periodically!. The worst: Well I'd say the Cold War!. We were living with the fact that at anytime!.!.the USA and Russia would annihilate each other and all of us in an atomic war!.Www@QuestionHome@Com yes, there were some issues not in the U!.S but other countries!.The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive!. The Fifties in the United States and much of Western Europe are generally considered conservative in contrast to the social revolution of the next decade!. Mass suburban developments and nuclear family ideals serve as symbols of the era from the end of the Second World War in 1945 to the inauguration of United States President John F!. Kennedy in 1961!. Education grew explosively because of a very strong demand for high school and college education!. The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States played out through the entire decade!. The fifties also revolutionized entertainment with the mainstream introduction of television, rapid growth of the recording industry and new genres of music, and movies targeted at teenage audiences!. Due to the conservative norms of the era and the sometimes violent suppression of social movements, seeds of rebellion grew and were manifested through Rock and Roll, movies emphasizing rebelliousness, expansion of the Civil Rights Movement, the so-called Beat Generation of poets and artists!. All of these played significant roles in the Social Revolution of the Sixties (1960sWww@QuestionHome@Com THE 50'S STARTED OFF WITH THE KOREAN WAR AND A NATIONAL DRAFT!. THERE WERE 50,000+ CASUALTIES!. THE COLD WAR WAS IN FULL SWING AND PEOPLE WERE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT RUSSIA MIGHT DO!. THE JOB MARKET WAS VERY TIGHT IN THE MID 50'S!. RACIAL PREJUDICE WAS MUCH MORE PREVALENT THAN TODAY!. IN OTHER WAYS IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO BE ALIVE!. REASONABLE PRICES, GOOD MUSIC AND THE EARLY DAYS OF LIVE TELEVISION!.Www@QuestionHome@Com there were many problems here and there but I will just shorten it by saying the cold warWww@QuestionHome@Com |