Daniels+Culture+of+Pop

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The 1940's
What was happening in the world in the 1940’s?
 * The development of the [|Radar].
 * The development of [|Ballistic missiles].
 * The development of the [|Jet aircraft].
 * The [|Jeep].
 * The development of commercial [|Television].
 * The [|Slinky].
 * The [|Microwave Oven].
 * The invention of [|Velcro].
 * The invention of [|Tupperware].
 * The invention of the [|Frisbee]

Why were dance bands and their music so popular? In the 1920s through the 1940s, "social dancing" was that everyone danced. There was some sort of music at every venue, - from a small trio to a large band, and when the music started, folks would leave their tables and dance. It follows that all bands were dance bands.

Why was nostalgia such an important element of pop music? Because during and after the war people needed something that was joyful. And the answer was the past before the war happened.

Who were the great music stars in the 1940? [|Lauren Bacall] * [|Ingrid Bergman] * [|Humphrey Bogart][|James Cagney] * [|Gary Cooper] * [|Joan Crawford] * [|Bing Crosby] * [|Bette Davis] [|Oliva De Havilland] * [|Judy Garland] * [|Katharine Hepburn] * [|Bob Hope] * [|Vivien Leigh][| Fred MacMurray]* [|Mickey Rooney] * [|Barbara Stanwyck] * [|Spencer Tracy]

What was the Baby Boom?
The Baby Boom was an increase in babies being born. It spanned from around 1949 to 1964. The people who were born in this time are called Baby Boomers. The reason for this was probably because the men were coming home from war and they wanted to start a family.

Where did rock’n’roll originate?
Alan Fried was a DJ and made up the name "Rock and Roll." It began in the mid- fifties America.

What threats to world peace flared during the 50’s? The Cuban Missile Crisis was a huge threat to World peace as it threatened the whole eastern seaboard of the US. In what ways did peacetime encourage economic and industrial change? Since people were back from the war people started spending to celebrate.

In what ways were the 50’s conservative? People were very stereotypical and there were wives who always stayed at home and the fathers always worked.

The 1960's
In what ways were the 1960’s revolutionary? The 60's were revolutionary because of the Space Race. People had not been to the moon before

How did the ‘Space Race’ impact on the world? From start to finish everyone was watching the moon landing. They were very interested in the technological advances made by human beings.

What was ‘social change’? Unlike the 50's, people stopped being typical and conservative and started being out-there and hippy-ish

What topics were the subjects of political demonstrations? The Energy Crisis of the 1970’s powerfully illustrated this concerns over resource scarcity.

The 1970's
What was the ’Civil Rights’ movement and how did it affect society? Martin Luther King, RFK and JFK. Lots of people opposed this including the government.

What advancements were there in the women’s movement in this decade? Women's liberation movement, women in the civil rights movements, and other involvements of women in the 1960s-70s in the US and the world.

How/why did the Environment become an important issue? Because people saw images from space of Earth and they wanted to keep it that way.

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The 1980's
Why are the 1980’s seen as the ‘Me’ years? People had more money so they could spend more on themselves. Teens also saw this and thought it was the way to act and became self-centered.

Who were the influential musicians of the 1980’s and how did they impact this era? Madonna and Michael Jackson are some pretty big names and they would have to be the 2 biggest stars of the 80's.

How did the removal of the Berlin Wall impact on western culture? Now all the western countries could trade with both East Berlin and West Berlin without fear of creating war between them.

The 1990's
In what ways were the 90’s the ‘Electronic Age’? There were lots of computer games invented including Warcraft. Mario games were established as very popular video games.

How did the advent of personal computers impact on language?
Computers and mobile phones affected language because people got lazy and started shortening words.

Where were the beginnings of terrorism evident?
There were lots of car bombs and murders like the car bomb that went off in the World Trade Center carpark. It killed 2 people. There were other murders and bombings before this

The 2000's
In what ways has ‘terrorism’ become a part of life? Terrorism became a part of life when the Twin Towers were crashed into. Now-days you hear about terrorism almost everyday on the news.

What world events have had an impact on our lives? The aforementioned Twin Towers affected many peoples lives as it killed 2752.

What world events are shaping our lives now? Terrorism, the first black President and things like that. There are also lots of natural disasters and murders, deaths and car accidents. Our world is too violent.