USA Popular culture
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- Created on: 30-04-14 18:05
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- USA- Popular Culture
- Cars
- Ownership went from 35 million - 60 million in 1945.
- In 1970 90 million cars were on US roads
- Highways act of 1956 meant 41,000 miles of motorways were constructed
- McDonalds opened in 1955 and Disneyland opened due to popularity of cars
- IT
- The ownership of PCs increased in the 1990s due to Microsoft vs Apple competition
- The internet revolutionised IT in the 1990s
- Gaming and social networking became popular
- Youth
- Youth culture
- Teens lived life to the full due to the fear of the Cold War.
- Teenagers were influenced by people like James Dean and Elvis Presley
- Teenagers had around $10-$15 of pocket money so more products were aimed at them
- Youth counterculture
- People 'dropped out' of society to be hippies
- The hippies wanted peace and experimented with drugs
- The use of illegal drugs and the pill increased.
- Rap music developed.
- Youth culture
- The Student Movement
- Universities
- Students protested as they wanted a bigger say in their education
- SDS, set up in 1959, played a key role in anti-war protests
- Civil rights
- In 1954 students protested for civil rights
- Martin Luther King influenced young Americans
- Vietnam War
- Students were called up to fight
- There were lots of anti-war protests
- On 4th May 1970 4 people were killed and 11 injured by the police at Kent State University for protesting.
- Casualties were at 14,000 in 1968
- Universities
- Cars
- Cinema and TV
- USA- Popular Culture
- Cars
- Ownership went from 35 million - 60 million in 1945.
- In 1970 90 million cars were on US roads
- Highways act of 1956 meant 41,000 miles of motorways were constructed
- McDonalds opened in 1955 and Disneyland opened due to popularity of cars
- IT
- The ownership of PCs increased in the 1990s due to Microsoft vs Apple competition
- The internet revolutionised IT in the 1990s
- Gaming and social networking became popular
- Youth
- Youth culture
- Teens lived life to the full due to the fear of the Cold War.
- Teenagers were influenced by people like James Dean and Elvis Presley
- Teenagers had around $10-$15 of pocket money so more products were aimed at them
- Youth counterculture
- People 'dropped out' of society to be hippies
- The hippies wanted peace and experimented with drugs
- The use of illegal drugs and the pill increased.
- Rap music developed.
- Youth culture
- The Student Movement
- Universities
- Students protested as they wanted a bigger say in their education
- SDS, set up in 1959, played a key role in anti-war protests
- Civil rights
- In 1954 students protested for civil rights
- Martin Luther King influenced young Americans
- Vietnam War
- Students were called up to fight
- There were lots of anti-war protests
- On 4th May 1970 4 people were killed and 11 injured by the police at Kent State University for protesting.
- Casualties were at 14,000 in 1968
- Universities
- Cars
- Cinema
- Popularity declined from 1946-1956 due to TVs
- Drive- in cinemas were popular with teens
- Rebellious symbols for teens like James Dean
- USA- Popular Culture
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