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= Pop Culture! =

__ 1940'S __ . What was happening in the world in 1940s? World War II which went from 1939 to 1945 . Why were dance bands and music so popular? it was really popular in the 40's because all the men came back from war and everyone wanted to sing and dance. . Why was nostalgia such an important element of pop music? Nostalgia was a very important part of music in the 40's because it helped people remember the good times and memories. . Who were the great music stars? Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, The Andrews Sisters, Dick Haymes, Helen Ward, Ray Eberle, Helen Forrest, The Ink Spots, Lee Wiley, Ivie Anderson, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, Art Lund, Frankie Lane, and more. . How did the roles and lives of women change in the 1940s? w hen the men went to war, the woman had to take the jobs of men to pay for food and other needs.

1950’s Q1. What was the baby boom? A1. The term "Baby Boom" is used to identify a massive increase of births between 1946 and 1964. The baby boom was introduced when World War 2 finished.

__Q2. Where did Rock ‘n’ Roll originate?__ A1. Rock ‘n’ roll originated in the United States in the mid 50’s. It all started when Billy Haley presented the first rock ‘n’ Roll song, that was “Rock Around The Clock” and it sold 15 million copies in the short time of just 12 months. After Billy’s song was released he was renamed “The father Of Rock ‘n’ roll”.

__Q3. What threats to world peace flared during the 50’s?__

I n the 50’s there was a threat to start World War III between America and Russia because there was a fight over a fence because America wanted to keep it up but Russia wanted to take it down. Q4. In what ways did peacetime encouraged economic and industrial change? People in the world wanted the world to be a free place and for it to be happy and have no harm to it. Once the men came home from the war, the woman were happier because their husbands were home and they had more money, so the wives could go shopping and spend the money. Q5: In what way were the 50’s conservative? The war was over and the men were coming home and replacing the woman who had once replaced them. Most of the woman went back to being housewives but some realised that they could work just as well as the men did. This began a revolution that followed into the 60’s.

//**__ 1960’s __**// Q1: In what ways were the 1960’s revolutionary? The 60’s were a lot more diverse than the 1950’s decade. A lot more people didn’t go to church and teenagers started to trial drugs and alcohol. Q2: How did the “Space Race” impact on the world?

The space race was a race or competition between Russia and America to see who could get the first object in space and on the moon. There was lots of competitions like, who could get the first living creature in space, which country could get the first satellite in space to orbit the earth and which country would be the first to get a man into space. Russia won all of the competitions. Although people think that an American man was the first man on the moon but the Russians had the first man in space.

Q3: What was social change? Social change was a change to communities and also in the communities. It was a change in the people’s behaviour and how they dressed. They started dressing more like punks and started behaving really badly.

Q4: What topics were the subjects of political demonstrations? Some Political topics were: .Vietnam War .Peace and Flower Power .Martin Luther King started the civil rights movement

**//__ 1970's __//** Q1. What was the ‘Civil Rights’ movement and how did it affect society? The civil rights movement was to allow the freedom to Native African Americans and Aborigines. Martin Luther King Jn. Mad a radical speech implying that everyone should be equal and be aloud to do what others do. His speech was called ‘I Have a Dream’ and was presented on August 28th 1963.In the early 1970’s black people were aloud to go any where and do anything they wanted. Q2. What advancements were there in the women’s movement in this decade? The female lead started in the United States in the late 60’s but slowly started to become more popular in the 70’s. Unfortunately, as feminism started to become bigger so did the divorce rates because woman had the rights to divorce their husbands. Before the year 1968 woman were not permitted to work permanent jobs in the public division. Q3. How/why did the Environment become an important issue? In the 60’s the first man landed on the moon and came back with photos of space and the moon, which made people realize how much the environment meant to them and so people started to take care of it. People started to sing songs about it and the U.S.A celebrated their first Earth Day.

//**__ 1980's __**// Q1. Why are the 1980’s seen as the ‘Me’ years? The 1980’s are seen as the ‘Me’ years because people were becoming more self -centered. Most people thought that they could do what they wanted when they wanted, especially teenagers, who thought they could do what they wanted and only care about themselves. The strength of the economy also meant that people had more money which meant that they would spend more money on themselves. Q2. Who were the influential musicians of the 1980’s and how did they impact this era? The most significant singers from the 80s were Madonna and Michael Jackson. Many of their songs and dance moves are applied to modern singers performances today. The pair of singers was named the king and queen of pop. Many artists from the 80’s are still popular today like for example Men at Work, Cyndi Lauper, Kylie Minogue and The Police. Q3. How did the removal of the Berlin Wall impact on western colture? The Berlin Wall was put up in the 1940’s to separate the rich people from the poor, it also separated west Berlin form east Berlin. It was very hard to handle for poor families because they could not see their rich relatives if they wanted to. A lot of people were killed because of the Berlin wall because many people tried to climb over the wall to see their relatives on the other side but were gunned down as soon as they were seen at the top of the wall. 1990's Q1:In what ways were the 90's the 'Electronic Age'? The reason why the 90's was called the 'Electronic Age' was because there was lots of technology. Here are some things that were invented in the 90's:
 * 1) Digital camera's came mid 90's
 * 2) Microsoft created windows