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Q. What was going on in the 1940's?

A. World War 2, Winston Churchill became the British prime minister, many men were dying at war and women took on the role of men in life, since there weren't any there.

Q. Why were dance bands so popular in the 1940's

A. They were popular because they were used in the war to brighten the spirits of the men.

Q.Who were the great music stars in the 1940's?

A.Rosemary Clooney, Count Basie, Artie Shaw and other big brass bands and trumpet songs that were used in the war.

Q.How did the roles and lives of women change during the 1940’s?

A.The lives of women changed because they had to do all of the jobs that the men were recently doing. Their lives also changed because there was no one there to be with, so they were all alone. The women also played songs for the men who were at war.

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Q. What is the baby boom?

A. The baby boom is when all of the men came home from war and decided to have babies with their wives. This caused a huge population growth.

Q. Where did rock 'n' roll originate?

A. Rock 'n' Roll originated in USA, when people decided to try something new, with music.

Q. What threats to world peace flared during the 1950’s?

A.The threats to world peace were the cold war (time when citizens of the United States viewed themselves as competitors). The Space Race. The fact that some country had to land on the moon first. All of these things put lots of pressure on everyone.

Q. In what ways did peacetime encourage economic and industrial change?

A.Peacetime encouraged economic change by people in the world deciding that they wanted the world to have no war and be a happy place to be in. It also encouraged change because the men were home from war so the women had more money and that meant that they had more money that they could spend.

Q.In what ways were the 50’s conservative?

A.The 50's was conservative because of the end of World War II, bringing thousands of young servicemen back to America to restart their lives and start new families.

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Q.What was social change?

A.Social change was a community change, when people changed the way they behaved and acted.

Q.In what ways were the 1960’s revolutionary?

A.The 60's were revolutionary because of the moon landing and because of rock 'n' roll being at it's peak, and being very popular.

Q.How did the Space Race impact on the world?

A.The Space Race impacted the world massively because the first people to land on the moon changed everyone's life. This happened because it meant that people had been into outer space and they had explored the universe a bit more.

Q.What topics were the subjects of political demonstrations?

A.Demonstrations that were held in the 60’s were the civil rights movement and the Vietnam war, 58,148 Americans were killed and 304,000 were wounded out of the 2.59 million people who went to the war.

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Q.What was the Civil Rights movement and how did it affect society?

A. The civil rights movement was something lead by Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy to make black people have the same rights as white people.

Q.What advancements were there in the women’s movement in this decade?

A.The advancements in the women's movements in this decade were to make women and girls be free, and equal to men. The term women rights means to be free and to be equal to all ages of girls and women.

Q.How/why did the Environment become an important issue?

A.Environmental issues became a problem when global warming started to take over the world and many countries used up most of our natural resources, nonrewnewable resources, and fossil resources.

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Q.How did the removal of the Berlin Wall impact on western culture?

A.The removal of the Berlin wall impacted the western culture because everyone gained the same rights and reunited with the other half of the country.

Q.Who were the influential musicians of the 1980’s and how did they impact this era?

A.Some musicians from this era were; Madonna, ABBA, Elton John, Kylie Minogue and the Rolling Stones.

Q.Why are the 1980’s seen as the ‘Me’ years?

A.The 1980's were seen as the 'me' years because generation 'X' was born and they thought it was all about them. = 1990's = Q.In what ways were the 90’s the ‘Electronic Age’?

A.The 1990's was the electronic age because of all different things being invented that use electricity like, microprocessors, DVDs, Web TVs and Fuel cells. Q.How did the advent of personal computers impact on language?

A.Language was changed because people found different words online and also there became a computer language, like LOL - laugh out loud, OMG - oh my god and ROFLOL - roll on the floor laughing out loud.

Q.Where were the beginnings of terrorism evident?

A.At the Twin Towers in New York, when a plane crashed into them (as a terrorist attack) and killed many people.

= 2000's = Q.In what ways has ‘terrorism’ become a part of life?

A.Terrorism has become a part of our lives because it has brought war to our lives and also many innocent people have died from random bombings.

Q.What world events have had an impact on our lives?

A.The terrorist event in 2001, September 11, against the twin towers had an extreme impact on our lives as this was the biggest terrorist attack ever. Another massive event that impacted hugely was Barack Obama becoming the first black president. Q.What world events are shaping our lives now?

A.One of the world events changing our lives is Julia Gillard becoming a Prime Minister and being the first female Prime Minister.