The Post-War Years in the USA (Moonika Tõlgo)

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Postwar America- 1945-1960: 

Postwar America- 1945-1960 Monika Tõlgo 11.e

After the Second World War: 

After the Second World War V-J Day , 14th August 1945 Enjoying peace and success Consumption and materialism No depression , yet economic and social challenges Inflation and strikes Quick demobilisation

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V -J Day in Times Square, a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, was published in Life in 1945

Politics: 

Politics Presidents Harry Truman 1945-1953 The Fair Deal Dwight Eisenhower 1953-1961 The Cold War The Korean war president Truman president Eisenhower

Family life: 

Family life New lives of the servicemen Baby boom Suburbs The American dream

Entertainment: 

Entertainment The youth Television Comic books Music The king of rock A film poster

Interesting facts: 

Interesting facts helical structure of DNA in 1953 in Cambridge University a rise of cultures such as Beatniks the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 In 1953 the first duo climbed Mount Everest to the summit Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and the 50th states of America The Beatniks gave way to the hippie culture Helical structure of DNA

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