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1940s What was happening in the world in the 1940’s?  The 1948 Olympics were held in London like now.  World war || it started in 1939 and finished in 1945 because the Japanese surrendered and then the whole war was over.  In 1942 Walt Disney released Bambi.  In the 1940's many people tried to kill Hitler, but in the end he died committing suicide. Why were dance bands and their music so popular? Because lots of people loved there music. Why was nostalgia such an important element of pop music? Because they liked to remember the good old days. Who were the great music stars in the 1940's? In the 1940s the greatest music stars were Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller. How did the roles and lives of women change during the 1940’s? Womens lives changed because all the men went to war and then the women had to do all of there jobs.

1950s What was the Baby Boom? The baby boom was after the war when lots of the men who were still alive came home and then the women had babys. Where did Rock’n’Roll originate? Rock 'n' roll originated from the rhythm and blues. What threats to world peace flared during the 50’s? In the 1960’s little wars were building up to world war III In what ways did peacetime encourage economic and industrial change? In peacetime economic and industrial change encouraged people to go out and buy new things like a washing machine because they were happy and the war was over which meant they were using lots more money. That meant they had to make more money. In what ways were the 50’s conservative? It was conserative because they were all very proper and if they went and saw a movie it would have to be clean with no swearing.

1960s In what ways were the 1960’s revolutionary? The 60’s was a complete change from the 50’s because people didn’t respect authority, teenages started experimenting with drugs, church stopped being so important to some people, it was the start of real rock and roll music and people started asking questions, held rallies and debates at the government. How did the ‘Space Race’ impact on the world? The space race increased much of the technology available today. Before this age, space travel was just a dream. And no one imagined satlites would be so importants as they are today. Without them we can't do nothing in terms of communication, transportation and all media resources. Just NASA has, in the time of space race, registered about 300,000 patents, including digital clock and waterproof pen. What was ‘social change’? Social change was a community change. Like people changed the way they behaved and how they acted. What topics were the subjects of political demonstrations? Demonstrations that were held in the 60’s were the cival rights movement between the black and white, he Vietnam war and peace in genulare.

1970s What was the ’Civil Rights’ movement and how did it affect society? The Civil Rights Movement was one of these shifts that transformed the attitudes of the majority of American citizens and made them realise that ALL people were entitled to pursue the American dream.By the early 1970sAmericans wanted their troops to with draw from the war in Vietnam.After the early 1970s, blacks were allowed to go anywhere and do anything they wanted, even if it took them to  fight the with white people What advancements were there in the women’s movement in this decade? Before 1968, women didn't have the right to permanent jobs in the public sector. Equal pay for work of equal value wasn't won until 1972. In the early 1960s, any child born out of wedlock still had the word "illegitimate" stamped on his or her birth certificate. It was still taken for granted that men should, at all times, have automatic sexual access to their wives, regardless of consent, simply because they were married. How/why did the Environment become an important issue? In the 70's the environment became and huge issue. Earth Day grabbed the attention of millions on April 22, 1970. There was a big oil spill in the U.S and there was less energy in 1973. Cars used a lot of gas as lots of people had cars. In the 70's more and more people became aware of the environment.

1980s Why are the 1980’s seen as the ‘Me’ years? Because everything was about them-selfs and because people were self-centered. In what ways did AIDS impact on the world? AIDS impacted the world by killing lots of people which then the population increased by lots. How did the removal of the Berlin Wall impact on western culture? When the Berlin wall was distortesed lots of people were very happy because they could go to see there family again because when the wall was up if you tried to cross it you would be killed.

1990s In what ways were the 90’s the ‘Electronic Age’? Because the 90s had lots of Technology and lots of people loved it. More technology was made and it was more advanced with more buttons and things to do and in the 90's technology was starting to taking over people's life's. How did the advent of personal computers impact on language? Because when you text you tend to shorten words like you (u) so people get use to it so they write like that.These are more examples!: before (b4) talk to you later (TTYL) later (l8er) what (wat) got to go (g2g). Where were the beginnings of terrorism evident? In the 90's there were lots of wars one of the wars was the cold war. one of the biggest things that happened was September 11the twin towers fell down.

2000s In what ways has ‘terrorism’ become a part of life? Terrorism has become a part of peoples lives because lots of people come in to different countrys and drop bombs to blow stuff up and they do really bad things to other people! What world events have had an impact on our lives? War and terrorism have had a massive impact on our lives because many people have died because of these two things! What world events are shaping our lives now ?
 * Queens birthday
 * Birthdays
 * Olympic games
 * Melbourne cup
 * Australia day
 * Christmas
 * Easter
 * April fools day
 * Valentines day

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