1. Life Now (2011) and Before (1950) Life in the 1950s was very different to life now. In the 1950s, they didn’t have as much as in the modern days. They didn’t have any electronics. We are so lucky for what we have now. In comparison, we have way more advantages than the 1950s.

2. The Differences 2011 Mobile phones Computers HD tv Ipods Digital music Rap/hip hop music Integration World wide web Video games 1950 Party line Typewriters Black and white tv sets Radios Records Rock’n’roll music Segregation Libraries Board games

3. Facts about the 1950s 1957 - Baby boom, one baby born every 7 seconds 1950 – William Levit produced 150 houses per week 1950 – the introduction of the diner’s card 1955 – the first McDonalds 1955 – the first Howard Johnsons 1955 – the first drive-in movies

4. Facts about the 1950s (cont.) 1950 – Disneyland opened 1946 – 7,000 tv sets in the world, 1950 – 50,000,000 tv sets in the

5. The End By: Derek Sparks