Let's talk about American society. Compare and contrast United States society in the 1920s and the 1950s with respect to ONE of the following:
- race relations
- role of women
- consumerism
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Let's talk about American society. Compare and contrast United States society in the 1920s and the 1950s with respect to ONE of the following:
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Let's talk about American society. Compare and contrast United States society in the 1920s and the 1950s with respect to ONE of the following:
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During the 1920-1950 world war 2 caused many women to begin fulfilling the jobs of the men that were at war. Women's roles improved greatly and they were seen as the providers of the household. Women were forced to find ways to contribute helping to the war buy purchasing war bonds and reducing in food supplies.
ReplyDeleteAfter the war, the men came back home taking all the jobs back. Although many women lost their occupation due to that, some families were able to maintain a duel income, being that much better off financially wise.
DeleteThey thought women couldn't work as hard as men could so that's why they picked men over women. Which I think is really unfair..
DeleteThe role of women change a lot by the 1950s because all the men that were coming back from WWII were getting the jobs women were already working. Many women wanted to keep their jobs but instead they became wives and mothers staying at home with the children. As the men went to work.
ReplyDeleteI remember reading about that some women decided they still wanted to fight in the war.
DeleteIn the 1920's, jobs were beginning to be more open towards women. These were probably the jobs that men were taking from women. Also, women weren't always at home. Some of them already had an education.
DeleteAna M.
I agree.The important thing during the 1920s was women's right to vote in 1919.
DeleteIn the 1920s consumerism was rising and advertising helped in the spread of Americans new needs. While many Americans saw the new productions as their needs they sought to buy the newly created necessities. In the 1950s there was the flashing of the new products which were also seen as necessary for anyone to have. There was also the improvement of the natin by Eisenhower and his foreign policy.
ReplyDeleteThat's true, Wily, because everyone wanted the latest product. Americans were purchasing new products after war ended because they felt that the deserved it.
Deleteif it were not for the world wars, Consumerism would not have been as prominent as it was during those times.People began to buy new products or objects because of the revenue The United States had received from the provisions to the allied powers.
DeleteUnited States' society changed during the 1920's to the 1950's in regards to race relations by having minorities fight in wars for democracy, equality, and freedom, but coming home to the exact same thing. However, by the second war,tensions were too high up and eventually exploded forcing them (minorities) demand change. That all eventually led to the American civil rights movement.
ReplyDeleteJapanese Americans were forced to camps due yo they're race. They were deprived of they're liberty. These camps they're were placed in were some type of recreation of Hitler's concentration camps although they were better off in them compared to the jewish in the concentration camps.
DeleteYou are so right in the 1920s AA were way worse than whites. There was a lot of racial segregation and it was a real bad time to have it because who was helping these poor AA out??
DeleteA great significant change can be seen in American society in the 1950's in comparison to the 1920's, as there was a shift in tolerance and civil rights for African Americans. American society in the 1920's still had a strict adherence to the Jim Crow laws. Many African Americans felt the oppressive force of these laws, as they were restricted from certain activities and locations. However, American society veered into a new direction, the attainment African American civil rights, which started in the 1950's. At this point, many blacks no longer wanted to be suppressed by fear, inequality, and racism. The African American Civil Rights Movement soon began to sweep the nation, as many prominent figures led boycotts, protests, marches, and other nonviolent activities in the hopes of achieving equality. This movement helped ease the strict execution of the Jim Crow laws, and eventually helped African Americans gain their rights shortly afterward.
ReplyDeleteThis is when the Monbtgomery Bus Boycott started by Rosa Parks started. It's also when Martin Luther King Jr. and the SCLC started advocating civil disobedience.
DeleteMany African Americans wanted their civil rights to be heard and to be equal to all Americans. While there was the protests which lead to many movements that were influential to African Americans being seen as equals.
DeleteThe role between the race began to shift after WWII because blacks fought for their country but received no respect from their country. And the end of segregation was most recognized/identified 1954 in the court case Brown v. the Board of Education.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1920s people were more traditional on their opinions of foreign-born Americans and African Americans. Citizens of the US were mean and often hostile to immigrants, and African Americans were still treated as second class citizens. Citizens did not want people from other countries to come to the US and the National Origins Act (Immigration Act) of 1924 was passed (in 1924, no less). It set a quota for how many people (2%) could come to the US based on how many foreign borns came to the US in 1890. African Americans were still working in very menial jobs with low pay. In the decade of the 1950s it sees the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, something that wasn't prominent in the 1920s. This is part of the 50s where the country is not traditional. The montgomery Bus Boycott takes place during this time period started by Rosa Parks. It was highly successful with the buses losing a grand amount of money because people aren't riding the buses. Also the Brown v. Board case takes place in 1954. Segregation in schools is unconstitutional. Opens up possibility for African Americans to have equal opportunity. Met with hostility.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 1920s,after World War I,the role of women had changed from passive to active in society. Women were much more than just looking after their children and doing housework at home. They began to work outside and attend school. They had become more independent both financially and literally. While in the 1950's the women were expeccted to be perfect, in every way. Everyone wanted the perfect TV family and a wife who would gladly wash the dishes and do the housework. They were expected to wear pearls and high heels and await the return of their all-knowing husband.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, in the 20's the women had to put in work while in the 50's they had to stay home and be the house wife everyone wanted.
DeleteI agree with you because after WWI a new image of American women emerged and became a symbol of the Roaring Twenties-the flapper. Many flappers risked running their reputation by smoking cigarettes; drinking in public; and dancing the tango, the lindy, and the shimmy.
DeleteI agree Samantha, but during the 1950's, many women returned home and put family first. They quit their jobs and cared for their husband and children.
DeleteDifferences in women roles between the time of the 1920's and the 1950's if very different. In the roaring 20's the 19th amendment had just passed which gave women rights to vote, they also were working in factories. While in the 1950's women were seen to be house wives and make sure everything was right for the man of the house. Women stayed home washed dishes, took care of the children and made sure dinner was ready when her husband got home.
ReplyDeleteAs of 1920, race relations between the two aforementioned races were extremely poor. Poll taxes and literacy tests were still be used in the South (Jim Crow laws) that effectively eliminated the opportunity for African American males to vote.
ReplyDeleteIn the North, the vast majority of African Americans continued to struggle economically as they were only given the most menial positions.
In the Mid-West, the advent of mass-production with Henry Ford and the Model T opened opportunities for some minorities in factories producing automobiles and many flocked to Detroit and surrounding cities for economic opportunities. Minorities still suffered a great deal of discrimination and often were forced to live outside of traditional, white neighborhoods.
During the crash of 1929 and the advent of the Great Depression, the national unemployment rate climbed to 25%. However, for minorities it averaged over 60%. These numbers are almost unimaginable today.
Consumerism greatly increased from 1920s to the 1950s. Due to war people got jobs because the troops were needing of food and supply. WWII ended the great depression because of consumerism. In the 1920s people were producing more goods that were consumed leading to a lot of products going to waste. Then in the 1950s all the products produced were being consumed.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1920s an example of overproducing and less consuming was the farmers and all their crop they had produced and had to get rid of in order to sell.
DeleteIn the 1950 one of the most famous consumer's product was the Television that supposedly brought family together... at first
DeleteConsumerism in the 1920s also led to the stock market crash as they had been taking loans out of banks to buy things they wished possible.
DeleteIN the 1920s we saw a rise of early civil rights movement with the jazz age for African Americans but as soon as the great depression hit the African Americans were back to square one with the idea of civil rights gone.During the New deal age they were still suffering because many of the programs the new deal created were only for white men and they were left out.However after WWII the African Americans revived the civil rights movement we had seen in the jazz age because of what they experienced overseas.The formation of the Congress of Racial Equality, National association for advancement of colored people and Detroit race riot which made African Americans keep pushing for the right to be equal in the land of opportunity were America claims that all men are created equal and saw the birth of the leaders leading the civil rights movement Martin Luther King And Rosa parks
ReplyDeleteI agree. During the 1920's, AA were starting to become involved in culture movements such as the Harlem Renaissance. Around this time, AA were involved in music and literature. This was their time to be free to express themselves. However, the Great Depression hit and the New Deal was set to fix the economy and the unemployment rate but this excluded AA. It was around the 1950's where AA demanded civil rights and the Supreme Court ruled against racial segregation.
DeleteI agree with you on how the African Americans felt like a part of the nation for only a short time because things always seemed to be going back to the same stuff. After the great depression the black's were again being isolated and treated ungairly
DeleteThe 1920 or the Roaring 20s was known for the economic boom after ww1. It was also known as the Jazz Age. It is compared to the 1950s by their economic strength. The 1920s was when people went from farms to cities and people went from rags to riches but this age brought more conflict than celebration.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 1950s there was just a recovering from ww2 which was taken differently as the recovery from ww1. This was different from the aspect the people took in the 1920s.
In regards to Civil rights, there was a court case in the 50s that ended legal segregation in public schools called Brown v. Board of education. This said that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students are unconstitutional. This point of view was a drastic change from the 1920s where there was huge segregation and no black and white student could go to school together.
During the jazz age women were now taking part of the work force. Women suffrage was at its peak and a new type of women was developing, The flapper. Women were seen more as equal in this era and there were more possibilities for them to enter the entertainment field of work. This is how many new rising famous women singers rose.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 1920s consumerism was taking a growth. It was continuing to grow and take hold of a variety of technological and organization transitions and innovations that were beginning to grow.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1920 women women received the right to vote. They began to use their independence to express themselves. In the 1950 the old ideas of domesticity, Where women were mothers and wifes
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Women encouraged the Government to impose values such as Temperance.
DeleteI agree because. They would get independence and would. Express themselves to the government. Such as their ideas and believes (in a way )
DeleteIn the 1920's after WWI the American economy started to grow rapidly and the African Americans were becoming more involved in the modern culture and feeling a spirit of freedom. For example, in the largest black neighborhood of New York City, theaters, cultural clubs, and newspapers sprang up-a development called the Harlem Renaissance. Another major black cultural development was the popularization of jazz. However, the Great Depression came to opaque this great African American advancement since all the New Deal programs were design to help the white race. Fortunately, after the depression and WWII the African American's revived the Civil Rights Movement, with a renew spirit and eagerness for change to combat segregation. So then, in the 1950's the civil rights movement experienced a number of its landmark events during Eisenhower's two terms. One key civil rights event was, the Montgomery bus boycott, when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man as was required by Jim Crow laws. The boycott brought Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence.
ReplyDeleteConsumerism was a great change from the 1920s to the 1950s. Everything was fine and dandy in the early twenties. Everybody was living the American Dream. All the families had the nicest homes, the sleek, black, cars, and, for the daring, even had liquor. It was a time of baseball games and listening to jazz. However, it was different in the 1950s since they been through the Great Depression. They have seen turmoil. They witnessed kids starving, walking 3 miles to the city dump to find anything to eat or useful. The families put water in the milk so it could last longer. These families did not want to go through this again, so even though they were happy and partying after the end of WWII, they get the spending to a minimum.
ReplyDeleteThis was a sad time in history. but your right consumerism did reach an all time low and it isnt until WWII that we get out of that mess.
DeleteI agree with you, Joe, but actually, consumerism went to all highest after World War II. People were overjoyed with the end of the war, and since they were out of a depression, they began buying items like crazy causing the consumerism in the '50s to be even greater than that of the '20s.
DeleteDuring the 1950's,women started to see more change, compared to the 1920's. Although they saw greater opportunities to earn higher wages during the 1920's, their choices of a career and job were limited. Management positions were still unavailable to them. That changed in the 50's, about 18% of women held a management and professional position.
ReplyDeleteWomen started to get more rebellious during the 1920's. They started to cut their hair short (the bob), wear short dresses, and behave more aggressively, which at that time was not normal. Then during the 1950's, there was a return to the idea of domesticity, where women were supposed to stay at home and care for the children. After WWII, many women left their jobs to the men and returned home to be housewives again.
Women saw an opportunity to be someone in life and be independent during the 1920's, the 1950's made that opportunity more accessible, but the old fashioned idea of staying home and being a housewife crept back and influenced many individuals.
Consumerism changed a lot in America between the 1920s and 1950s because of the worldwide distribution of the television set. The US just came out of the war in both the 1920s and the 1950s, except in the 1920s they only had a radio but in the 1950s the TV was introduced worldwide. People were able to view new products being sold on the TV. The TV advertised many new products that everyone wanted because they wanted to "keep with the Joneses". The phrase "keeping up with the Joneses" described how people and their families wanted to fit in with everyone else by buying newer and better products. This caused the larger economic boom in the 1950s than the 1920s.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 1920’s and 1950’s racism was less because of the other problems that contrasted towards it, and women were not really much apart it. Consumerism was at its peak until the depression, it was big problem. Though there were equal rights in theory than in action, later on the tensions became more pronounced as civil rights movements. Things were worse for the South and Mid-Atlantic than the North for both eras, though the 1950’s was a time of greater social consciousness on race.
ReplyDeleteThe Role of Women changed a lot during the 1920's and 1950's. Women got the right to vote in 1919 then followed to be Progressive Minded in the 1920's. Women promoted the Government to impose Temperance. Women picked up the slack in workforce in both wars, but the only difference is that after WWII, Women essentially, "Went back to the Kitchen." Another point is that after WWII, Women wanted to stay in the Workforce, which had an effect on the Economy due to families having Duel Incomes and being able to purchase more. Go Women!
ReplyDeleteWomen did work in factories producing wweapons and ammunition while the men were at war.
DeleteYea all the women gain more freedom to do waht they wanted many work man jobs but after the men came back from war only a few stay workin.
DeleteIn the 1920's, women roles expanded. There are more jobs available and even the middle and lower classes begin to rise as opposed to only the elite. However, in the 1950's, women were viewed as the ones who loved domestic things and who were the good wives and mothers willing to take care of their loved ones. Women who had already achieved an education felt as if their skills were vanishing simply by staying at home.
ReplyDeleteAna M.
Women were the first to loose their jobs and had no choice, in a way, than to be house wives. Then, they had all these influences around them that shaped the ideal women, as well, in order to be the great mothers and wives. With the unemployment rates high, all these "feminine" jobs went back to being for men.
DeleteYes the womans roles were expanded because they were trying to claim their independence and had lots of respnsibilities with their husbands and also children.By nurturing them with care and food,with new technologies they knew how to use.
DeleteConsumerism in The United States,as we have learned with the success from the world wars, increases. After WW1, America prospered plenty due the large amounts of ammunition and other military supplies being sold to the allies. This increased the earnings of Americans, and because of this increase led to the Roaring 20's.The 20's a time where Americans lived in luxury and where consumerism had ever been at it's highest than before. The same case applies to consumerism after WW2. After the second world war, there was no longer a depression- in fact WW2 pulled America out of the Great Depression- Consumerism had increased after the second war- increased more than it was during the period after the stock market crash.
ReplyDeleteAlso, some of the New Deal reforms will allow WWII to be more positive since the nation was more prepared for economic changes. One of these includes the FDIC which would have dealt more carefully with the banks and money flow Acer the war
DeleteThis is overwhelmingly true, especially after the return of many World War Two veterans. As they came back from combat, the G.I. Bill of Rights was enacted, which allowed veterans to receive various monetary benefits. The G.I. Bill of Rights gave veterans one year's worth of unemployment compensation. They were allowed to spend the money as they wished, thus contributing to consumerism. Plus, they were given low-cost mortgages to ease the pains of buying and owning a home.
DeleteDuring the 1920's women were finally seen in factories and other work areas. They also got a change in attitude. Women were starting to smoke cigarettes, drive fancy cars, and even shortened their skirts. However as time progressed, things changed. As the 1950's hit, men came back from the war and took the women's jobs. Due to this, women were again considered "stay at home" moms. They took care of their children and their husbands while the husband provided for their family.
ReplyDeleteYes women were even called "Rosie Riveters" for working on machinery but when men came back from war the jobs were immediately given back to them. In
Deletereality they were suppressed creatures bound by family and children like the Victorian Era of the
novel The Awakening.
I agree. Women had to take the role of men as they had left to go fight in the war. They were seen as rebellious because they were finally taking jobs and working factories and started taking charge. But as soon as the men returned, women slowly started returning to their normal roles
DeleteThe role of women between the 1920s and 1950s changed and made a step backwards in a way. During the Roarings 20s, women gained the right to vote and the equal rights amendment had also been introduced. The path for women was looking very bright in being treated higher than they had been previous years. Women were being heard more in society. For example, in the leading to prohibition. They were also taking on bigger jobs in domestic service or industry and better pay. Women were rebelling against the common traditional role of women. In the 1950s, after WWII, women went back to the traditional roles. They stayed at home and were homemakers. The Cult of Domesticity framed what the perfect women was suppose to be and what was to be followed. It also helped add on the stereotypes that were shown on television which also emphasized the women's role.
ReplyDeleteThe evolution of the TV helped set up the sterotypes of women by showing that all women were to stay at home and take care of their children, but thanks to the women rebellions the roles have now changed and women are now mostly equal.
DeleteWar fed the American's economy! WWI was the prime time for American production. All other nations that participated in the war were left in debt and in strife while the Americans prospered. They had provided the guns and the food for all the soldiers and this brought home the money needed to buy all the new do-dads and consumerism took on its height in the 1920's at this point advertisemebt was ridiculous and almost all were stretching the truth but with no laws against it it spurred on. The Great depression followed this and many laws and motions for recovery would allow for a more protected economy the next time around. After WWII, the Americans were brought back from the dust of the Great Depression and into a new wave of consumerism! Once again the nation was buying and buying with the money earned from the products of war. However now with new technology the objects of desire were far better. This correlation between the consumerism gives support for the idea that wars are extremely beneficial for a nation's economy and will result in a higher standard of living.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1920s women were viewed similar to equal because of the 19 Amendment and because it was the roaring twenties,idependence and new ideas.However it wasn't in the work force because they would be put second in as a nurse position or secretary(examples).Though that was sort of good for women,it got better 1950,growth of education and technology throughout the decade had raised expectations for women because they worked lots while men were at war in WW2.America was at its most efficient level of productivity and women became more model like to stay in the kitchen and take care of the man and children.
ReplyDeleteAfter ww1 the African Americans began to feel a sense of freedom and felt like they were starting to be seen as part of the nation. The. African Americans saw the music of jazz and baseball as something they could listen to or connect themselves with thar made then feel even a more a part of the nation.
ReplyDeleteThey were "fighting for democracy and freedom." Minorities fought abroad in WWI, but came home to a situation that was similar to pre-1917. After WWII, minorities would fight again, but this time they called American on it hypocrisy and demanded change.
DeleteIn the 1920s people were buying on margin, whereas people in the 1950s were subject to a renewed domestic industry. As far as women, remember they got to the right to vote in 1919. They proceeded to be progressive minded in the 20s and promoted the government to impose certain values such as temperance. In both wars, women picked up the slack in the workforce. The difference is that after WWI, the women, in essence "went back to the kitchen." On the other hand, after WWII, women wanted to remain in the workforce. This also had a mark on the economy, as families now had duel incomes and could now purchase more.As far as race relations the irony of Americas stance in the both wars was that they were "fighting for democracy and freedom." Minorities fought abroad in WWI, but came home to a situation that was similar to pre-1917. After WWII, minorities would fight again, but this time they called American on it hypocrisy and demanded change. Hence the move into the Civil Rights era.
ReplyDeleteThe race relationships began to shift after world war 2 the African American fought for their country and where treated equal there but after they same back from war they were treated with no respect at all and they got tired of that because they were treated different then at home
ReplyDeleteThey were treated as human beings at war, and to go back to being ignored in America must have been a huge insult. Their rights seemed to take a step forward during the 20s and a step backwards after the war.
DeleteI agree with you, Maria. African Americans did fight for their country. Some began to portray patriotism.
DeleteThe 1920s and 1950s have socially been known for the superficiality in cultures, but despite common characteristics of consumerism and having fun, women’s roles greatly differed. In the 1920s women acquired a great leap of freedom while in the 1950s women were pushed back into an era of suppression and conformity similar to the Victorian Age.In 1919, the 19th Amendment was passed to give the women the right to vote as a reward
ReplyDeletefor their patriotic efforts in World War I home front.In the 1920s, women were equivalent to men or at least acted that way, which was a major
contrast to the 1950s.In the 1950s women ended the progressive trend of female liberation when they returned
to the positions as homemakers. During the 1940s/World War II, women became extremely liberal in taking over the jobs of the males in factories of the home front. They became known as “Rosie-Riveters” for working on machinery, but when the war ended and men returned, women were chased back into the kitchen to give back the jobs to the men.
I agree with Crystal because women are still today known as superficial in many cultures. Women did gain many freedoms as crystal said and started making breakthroughs such as the Rosie-Riveters which ultimately lead to the women's right movement that ultimately lead to women gaining rights in todays society.
DeleteWomen had no real political power before the 20th amendment so in the 1950s women felt liberated and enpowered.
ReplyDeleteAlso their roles in the household canged to being homemakers in the home again.
Deletewomen in the 20s really had no say in anything, but in the 50s women had power in a sense they were the bread winners for the house.
DeleteTaylor, i think what you have is backwards. In the 50s women did not have as much power as before, they lost their jobs and those jobs were given to men comming back from war.
DeleteDuring the 1920's & 1950's tension grew between African American and the White Americans. Africans Americans still didn't get treated the same as whites even though they had the same equality as white people did. In the South, Blacks were still mistreated worse than in the North. The Ku Klux Klan had asko returned, threatening many of them. During this time as well, the Civil Right movement slowly started. There would be riots and other things.
ReplyDeleteOne of the Court Case that took place was the Brown v.Board of Education. Which was cause when little 8 yr old Linda Brown was sent to a further school from her house because the one close to her house was for white kids only. Her father sue the school board of Topeka (where they live)and it eventually end it in the U.S Supreme Court.
DeleteThat is very true. They felt America having a form of hypocracy even after
DeleteAfrican Americans fought for it.
During the 1920's and 1950's racial tensions grew between african americans and whites. Segrigation and unfair trement was still going on and during these times you slowly start to see the Civil Rights movement and riots during the movement.
ReplyDeleteThat's true, and the laws for things such as the laws of segregating the college's was ruled illegal during the 1950's.
DeleteThey proceeded to be progressive minded in the 20s and promoted the government to impose certain values such as temperance. In both wars, women picked up the slack in the workforce. The difference is that after WWI, the women, in essence "went back to the kitchen." On the other hand, after WWII, women wanted to remain in the workforce, but when the soldiers came back from WWII they took their jobs. During the 1950s women's role went back to the victorian era type of time. They went back to house cleaning, cooking, washing and being home all day.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Unemplyment in the US was 25% around 1929. It was so low that women working were laid off so that men or troops coming back from war had a job to provide money for their family. Women were just expected to go home and take care of the children.
DeleteConsumerism in the United States society greatly increased from 1920s to the 1950s. Troops that went to war needed food and supply so jobs were being offered to help them. Women helped during the war but after the war they were sent back home. The war increased consumerism and thats what made the difference between the Roaring 20's and the 1950's . In the 1920s, farmers were producing more than what was being consumed and that caused overproduction. Then in the 1950's, products being produced were now being consumed.
ReplyDeleteI agree but most of the comsuming that the US was getting was from other countries buying things from them since they had been highly affected by the wars.
DeleteRace relations in the 20s and 50s differed in some ways: post-emancipation in the 20's, there were equal rights more in theory than in practice. in the 50's, tensions became way more pronounced as civil rights movements peaked. obviously, things were far worse in the south and the mid-atlantic than in the north for both eras. on the whole, the 1950's were a time of greater social consciousness on the subject of race
ReplyDeleteDuring the 1920's the introduction of the Automobile was a huge change to American Society . The only downside was that American Citizens could not go to many places since roads were nearly non existent . The impact of technology allowed us to do more so in Eisenhower's Presidency a major change occur to our country. "The greatest public works program in the history of the world" the Interstate Highway System . Eisenhower was not a fan of extravagant federal spending but he knew this was needed . It was built for civilian and military purpose;t could be used to rapidly evacuate cities in case of a Soviet missile attack. Although the entire project would not be fully complete until the 1990's.
ReplyDeleteAutomobiles not only allowed us an easier way to travel, but it allowed us to advance further in technology. Although the advancements came slowly, they however, did come.
DeleteBetween the 20's and 50's there was a huge amount of tension between the races in society. They had different views on how and who should have the rights among society. The tension was calmed down as the Civil Rights Movement was carried out.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you,but you could say how the civil rights movement didnt address all the legal rights and how that led into the development of the black power movement.
DeleteTensions between races were heavey. Blacks werent allowd within white proximity; they had no kind og legal rights equivilent to those of the whites.Later on the civil rights movements took play, but that only moved so far before the black power movement arouse due to unsatisfaction of the civil rights movements.The blacks felt as if they should hsve rights equal to the whites, therefore they set out to accomplish that.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1920s women were independent. They were able to work in professions taht were only reserved for men in the past. Then when the 1950s came around, women were mostly house wives that needed to stay home with the children while men worked (women had to care for their children: during the baby boom).
ReplyDeleteIn the 1920s, almost all social boundaries were forgotten. Women were working during the war, and so were the blacks. The Roaring Twenties brought flapper girls who were no longer shy, timid women, but sex symbols. After World War I, the men returned home. Blacks who had been their equals during the war went back to having no rights. Women were no longer workers, and the 1950s portrayed an image of women that belonged at home, caring for the children and baking cookies. Civil rights movements began to stir up again, which they eventually gained.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Angel in that blacks and women were both very active in civil rights.
DeleteWomen in the 1920's were rarely allowed to get a job, and when they did have a job, if they got married, they were fired' in the 1950's women were allowed to work and hold a steady job, they still weren't allowed many jobs, but they at least could have one.
ReplyDeleteWomen wanted to work more in the 1950's. The more women wanting to work the more steadier jobs they had.
DeleteI agree because workforce was declining due to all the men being in war so they had to hire women.
DeleteWomen in the 1920's was the start to them dressing different, wearing make-up, to them dancing and to them drinking. It was the start of the jazz age. The great depression had ended and women wear more independent, they were voting now and taking risks. In 1950's women had picked up the role of being a house wife, taking care of their children and having dinner ready for her husband when he gets home. Women were playing the role as a "perfect mother."
ReplyDeletei agree but but the role of prefect mother did not go away. it was merely changed for the better. at times they could have been considered to be the perfect father due to the fact that there were also single mothers at the time.
DeleteDefinately, women's roles had a huge change since from the 1920's to the 50's. For example, women were now able to not only work but they also had voting rights, they would be able to drink, women were more independent. Also around the time of WWII, women were able to help in hospitals for wounded soldiers and were even asked to join for the help.
ReplyDeleteTimes have changed and one difference was the role of women. it all can start back even before the cult of domesticity which said the home was the women's "proper sphere". Of course now had more privileges but at times were over looked just like african americans at the time. even during the civil rights movement some may say they were overshadowed by the problems between races. but it was no longer the 1700s where their main focus was to stay home and teach the kids. they were still the woman of the house but were seen differently/equally.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1950s, there was an old idea coming back up in the U.S. about women. They began to have the Women's sphere again. Where they would stay home, cook and clean. This is kinda contridicting considering 30 years ago they got the right to vote and become more of a women.
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DeleteIn the 1920's, women where just breaking out of the women's sphere and earning a place in the man dominated world. This was a necessity with several reform movements and wars that called the men away and created a whole new opportunity for women. In the 1950's however, women were returning home as their husbands were returning as well. With men to bring home the bacon, women returned to their domestic roles at home, however they were never to relinquish their freedoms again.
ReplyDeleteDuring the time of the war women were offered jobs that were for men and this became a great infuence that later would change women's role in life. The women were finally out of the kitchen and doing something worth getting respect for and they were also for many receiving pay for the first time.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. The opportunity they got at the time definitely brought to light that they could do other things than being the all american stay at home mom and this definitely helped them in the long run.
DeleteWomens role changed during WWII, while all the men were off fighting the war women were back at home working outside the home! Many jobs were left unattended and women swept in and took charge, this caused alot of self dependence. Women began to realize they could do everything a man could. However when the men came back from war they took their "rightful" place back. Some women were able to keep their jobs or at least a portion. The story doesn't stop there. The women now have hope for change.
ReplyDeleteWomen craved more and more independence and respect from men. Giving them oportunities such as being able to do a man's job during WWII fed that craving.
ReplyDeleteConsumerism is a common subject when speaking of the 1920's and the 1950's. Consumerism in the 1920's was a new idea; the standard of living began to rise due to how much more people prospered in the age. The automobile was invented and it changed history. People had money to spend on luxuries such as the automobile and shopping became a leisurely activity. It brought the demise of farming. People also began moving to suburban setting since they now could drive to their workplace. Traveling became a very common thing in that time. A lot like the 1920's, the 1950's was also flourishing. They bought on credit and excessively went shopping. Suburbia grew greatly in this age. Houses were built and Highways too. The economies in both were great and people got paid more and bought more.
ReplyDeleteHow no one sensed something fishy about the time leaves me dumbfounded! Buying with money you don't quite own is not smart and it makes perfect sense that this age would be shortlived and end horribly. However for the later 50s more protection was already in place for example the protection on banks.
DeleteThe 1950's was simply another round around the track it was very similar to the twenties but this age would center on larger issues at hand than the twenties were little was addressed. This time would be addressed in improving society and not simply living carelessly.
DeleteThe Great Gatsby is an example of the extreme consumerism of the Jazz age! Everyone bought and bought and no one could tell exactly why. The war had just been fought men were coming home and it was chaos. Babies were made left and right and women cut their hair short and were promiscuous. The nation shot into a whirlwind of consumerism sparking advertisements and leading people astray. Everyone wanted to participate in buying automobiles and watching the "talkies" and most importantly buying stocks and drinking illegal booze. It was a time of gilded corruption and impending economic doom.
ReplyDeleteThe role of women quickly changed during the time period 1920-1950. Women started to rise and fight for equality, the right to work and get paid like men. They did not want to be stuck in their homes any longer and doing the same routine each day. Society was starting to change. Women started to dress like men and wear jeans to prove that they could do anything a man could do. Women were successful and their wishes were granted.
ReplyDeleteI agree with uou elida, some women were now becoming flappers. With the introduction of Jazz women were smoking, drinking, doing things that normally wasn't lady like of doing.
DeleteWomen role in the house hold in the 1920's-1950's era was a turning point due to the men fighting the world wars women had to become more independent and self sufficient and take the providing role that men once did before the world wars. This transition can be seen today by the women being able to fully taking advantage of the opportunity that america has to offer. By the men going off to fight the second war brought lots of opportunity for women that can be compared to the civil war when southerners wife's had to run the plantations and become sufficient. With women given opportunity to learn and prove the skills and obtain education this is why in todays society women and men are common in the work place where as before they weren't. With women being able to exemplify the leadership qualities and handwork skills that keep companies and corporations running. Thanks to the turning point of the 1920s-1950s women were able to show the world that women can run this land of opportunity without men.
ReplyDeleteThe role of women sort of improved at the time mainly because of the war (WWII) and the need for workers. yes at the time women began working and getting a taste of having their own income but some of the jobs did come with risks like in factories where they made bullets where the detonators could cause explosions because of gunpowder as well as accidents that involved machinery and loose hair. Also even though women were forced to give up their jobs to veterans after the war they now had a taste of being self reliant and making one's own money which would lead to women rights movements later on.
ReplyDeleteRace relations in the United States from the 1920's to the 1950's was awful. There was tension mostly between the blacks and whites. All of that changed during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950's.African Americans were tired of not being treated equally and decided to make a voice for themselves. Through Civil Rights Leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., African Americans were given a chance to be treated as equals.
ReplyDeleteThe role of women in the United States in the 1920s and 1950's was starting to boom. Women were now fighting to be able to "fly on their own wing's" women wanted to be jst as equal as men. During this time period women known as flappers were dressing differently, doing things on their own, working, dancing, drinking, cutting their hair, voting. Women began to take a stand for themselves and protect the right that they deserved.
ReplyDeleteRace Relations: America's stance in the both wars was that they were "fighting for democracy and freedom." Minorities fought abroad in WWI, but came home to a situation that was similar to pre-1917. After WWII, minorities would fight again, but this time they called American on it hypocrisy and demanded change. Basically, a pathway into he Civil Rights era.
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