Nation in Trasition (1950s-1963)

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Nation in Trasition (1950s-1963)

Youth Culture

Impact of Tennessee

JAX Records

The first rock and roll song

Jackson, Tennesee

influential in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music.

B.B. King

established himself as a major figure in the blues music scene

Elvis Presley

appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show

encouraging a feeling of youthful rebellion

Sun Studios

played a large role in Elvis Presley's early career

Pop Music

Helped the rise of teens becoming rebellious

Big bands started popping up

Beatniks

Jack Kerouac introduced the phrase "Beat Generation"

members of a social movement in the mid-20th century, who subscribed to an anti-materialistic lifestyle

Influence of Automobile

Hotels

Were built when families started having cars to go far places and have a place to rest for a night or two.

Fast Food

The first McDonalds opened in San Bernardino which had drive-in and drive-throughs.

Suburbia

Moving from downtown and to the country

Levittown

Baby Boomer Generation

controlled large amounts of disposable income earned at part-time jobs

New customers

Culture

Teenagers

They are richer and were a more privileged generation

Impact of Television/Mass Media

Economy

Advertising became a huge thing on TV

Politics

Made people more aware of peaceful protesters and racial violences

Presidential candidates can go live on radios and tv

American Home

Tells what families were supposed to look like.

The TV became the centerpiece of the home

Domestic Devlopments

Advances in Medicine

can do open heart surgery

first full body xray

antibiotics and vaccines

Interstate Highway System

Allowed people to work far from home

designed to make it easier for suburbanites to commute to and from cities

Economics

reliance on foreign oil

Buying oil from other countries because of the need for oil for cars.

consumerism

The U.S changes to a production nation to a consumer nation.

The us start buying from other nations.

"suburban ideal"

the picket fence

The american dream family

The car

The house

white collar jobs

Office jobs

Prosperity

Good times