Society in the 1950s-1960s

1940s Music Not so great.

Identify the changes in the music industry brought about by Tennessee's influence

Music in Tennessee Country Music – Nashville Home of Country Music – Grand Ole Opry Weekly Country Music Variety Show in Nashville Called the show that made Country Music Famous – WSM Radio network the Grand Ole Opry is carried on

Music in Tennessee Rock and Roll – Sun Records Famous Rock Recording Studio – Carl Perkins – Jerry Lee Lewis – Johnny Cash – Elvis Presley

Music in Tennessee Elvis Presley – Born in Tupelo, MS – King of Rock n’ Roll – Home in Memphis- Graceland

Music in Tennessee Stax Records – African American music – Memphis – Biggest star- Otis Redding

Evaluate socio-economic impact of the post World War II Baby Boomer generation

Baby Boomers – Generation that consisted of Children of WWII veterans

Media and Entertainment Television – Became a national sensation of the 1950s – Sitcoms that portray only stable families

1955

Education – National Defense Education Act Produce more scientists and science teachers – Baby Boomers First generation to focus on education

Housing Suburbia – Families moving to the outskirts of cities – Because Affordable housing Lower crime rates

Counter-Culture Counterculture – Reaction against conservative social norms of the 1950’s Hippies – Movement based on free love and peace Bikers

American Society Generation gap – Lack of understanding and communication between the older and younger generations – This will cause the Counter- Culture movement of the 1960s

Cold War’s Affect on America

Recognize domestic impact of the Cold War on American society

Communism Red Scare – Americans feared Communism’s spread in America A Communist take over McCarthyism – Senator Joe McCarthy’s witch hunt for communists in America – said he had a list consisting of Hollywood Stars Government Officials

Medical Advancements Polio vaccine – Polio was an airborne illness that led to paralysis – plagued the US for 50 years – Vaccine Jonas Salk Invented the Polio vaccine Ended Polio in America 1st open heart surgery Cortisone

Infrastructure Interstate System – Built by President Eisenhower – Built to allow military supplies to be shipped from coast to coast quickly – Vital part of our economy transport of goods

Space Race – Called Space Race b/c it was a competition b/t us and the Soviets – Soviet Union launches Sputnik – We respond by announcing we will go to the moon 1st

Apollo 11 – July 20, 1969 – We land on the moon

Cuban Missile Crisis

Recognize the altered American approach to foreign policy

Our Foreign Policy towards Communist Brinkmanship – practice of pushing a dangerous situation on the verge of disaster in order to achieve the best outcome for the US

Bay of Pigs We did not want Cuba to be Communist – To close to US We carried out a mission to overthrow Cuba’s leader (Castro) – Failed miserably

Results of the Bay of Pigs Castro not happy Castro Aligns himself with our enemy the Soviets b/c of the Bay of Pigs Soviets installed Nuke missiles in Cuba

Cuban Missile Crisis-1962 The US felt threatened – A blockade of Cuba begins The US began a stand off against the Soviets – Any attack would result in a full scale Nuclear war – Lasted 13 days US agreed: not to interfere with Cuba. USSR agreed: to withdraw nuclear weapons – After Missile Crisis US and Soviets returned to a state of Peaceful CoexistenceCoexistence