Pop Culture 1950's

In the 1950's, television became a hit in the media. Businesses loved it because almost everyone had a television set and was addicted to the T.V. Businesses could advertise on T.V. and try to get peoples attention. Critics did not like television because they believed it was a bad brain wash to the children of America. They thought it would affect the way children thought of stereotypes such as gender roles and minority. Rock & Roll music was not accepted by most adults and parents because they called it the "devil's music." Somehow the media brought it into mainstream television and it became more accepted.

What were some of the significant challenges president Truman faced after WWII?
 - Some challenges he faced was trying to get jobs for returning G.I. soldiers and fixing the rationing of produce nd other goods.

How did Truman try to help returning G.I's get jobs and was it effective?
 -Truman used a sort of "New Deal," ideal to try and help returning G.I's from the war. It wasn't effective because many people began unions and goods were becoming scarce. This upset the U.S. and its citizens causing many to defy Truman.

The American Teenager

Teenagers lives changed after WWII by the media and products introduced to them. Products like soda and pimple cream aimed at teenagers with money to spend. "White flight," was the act of millions of  middle class Americans moving to the suburbs after many colored people started moving into the city. This was sort of good for the society because back in the 50's, racism was still in act. Many Mexicans immigrated to the states during the 50's for agricultural work, and to escape the poor economic conditions of Mexico.

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas Analysis Questions

Bruno moved with his family to a new home out in the country. What Bruno's father didn't detail so much was why he moved out to the country side. It was closer to his work, but what he did was not specified to his family, the act of killing Jewish people in a concentration camp. He did not want to tell them because he did not want his wife or children to think wrong/get mad at him. Bruno was taught that Jewish people were evil. When Bruno fell off the swing and the old man helped him, this event was significant to the way Bruno's mother thought of Jews because it showed that they were not evil people. Bruno's father turned into a strict and militarized-like person because of what his job required him to do. Bruno became a more opposite-like person at the end of the story compared to his Dad. I think that most of Bruno's actions were wrong for him, but right in the eyes of our society. Being friends with a Jew in his time(Bruno being German), Bruno was a very loyal friend at the end of the story.

The End Of WW2

General MacArthur was a successful general during his battles in Japan. He won the battles in the islands of: Bataan, Leyte, & Iwo Jima. The G.I. Bill was beneficial to returning U.S. soldiers. It offered returning soldiers a free college education paid by the federal government. Mexicans were beginning to wear "zoot-suits" that showed rebellion toward their tradition. 11 sailors claimed they were attacked by Mexican Americans wearing Zoot-Suits, which caused Mexican Americans in L.A. to be treated unfairly.

WW2 In The Pacific

General Douglas MacArthur was told to leave the Phillipines by President Roosevelt. Although MacArthur was told to leave the Phillipines, he announced and promised that he would be back to liberate the Phillipines. During World War 2, the President had to make a decision: keep fighting the war and lose American lives or end it now with an atomic bomb. The President of the U.S. declared that he would use a deadly force on Japan if they did not cease in the war, causing the U.S. to drop 2 atomic bombs in Japan.
The Allies had a hard time facing Japan because they were handicapped due to the weather and under-manned. American submarines were useful and effective in the Pacific because they were capable of sinking Japanese supply and battleships.