Nation in Trasition (1950s-1963)
Youth Culture
Impact of Tennessee
JAX Records
The first rock and roll song
Jackson, Tennesee
influential in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music.
B.B. King
established himself as a major figure in the blues music scene
Elvis Presley
appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
encouraging a feeling of youthful rebellion
Sun Studios
played a large role in Elvis Presley's early career
Pop Music
Helped the rise of teens becoming rebellious
Big bands started popping up
Beatniks
Jack Kerouac introduced the phrase "Beat Generation"
members of a social movement in the mid-20th century, who subscribed to an anti-materialistic lifestyle
Influence of Automobile
Hotels
Were built when families started having cars to go far places and have a place to rest for a night or two.
Fast Food
The first McDonalds opened in San Bernardino which had drive-in and drive-throughs.
Suburbia
Moving from downtown and to the country
Levittown
Baby Boomer Generation
controlled large amounts of disposable income earned at part-time jobs
New customers
Culture
Teenagers
They are richer and were a more privileged generation
Impact of Television/Mass Media
Economy
Advertising became a huge thing on TV
Politics
Made people more aware of peaceful protesters and racial violences
Presidential candidates can go live on radios and tv
American Home
Tells what families were supposed to look like.
The TV became the centerpiece of the home
Domestic Devlopments
Advances in Medicine
can do open heart surgery
first full body xray
antibiotics and vaccines
Interstate Highway System
Allowed people to work far from home
designed to make it easier for suburbanites to commute to and from cities
Economics
reliance on foreign oil
Buying oil from other countries because of the need for oil for cars.
consumerism
The U.S changes to a production nation to a consumer nation.
The us start buying from other nations.
"suburban ideal"
the picket fence
The american dream family
The car
The house
white collar jobs
Office jobs
Prosperity
Good times
