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MYP Unit Question: How did culture, events and leadership shape and reflect post-WWII America?

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The 1970s

                       

 

Business & the Economy

 


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The 1920s were one of the important decades, because it .... During the 1920's the economy achieved a ..  THIS SHOULD BE 2 OR MORE PARAGRAPHS.

 

Education

 

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Fashion

American Fashion was altered in the 1920’s after ...

 

Film and theater

 

Hollywood had become 

Food &  Drink

 

American families had more disposable income...

Print Culture

Print media dominated...

Sports &  Games

 

In 1920s, the sports world.

 

Music

 

 

 

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Government & Politics

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Leadership

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Law &  Justice

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Religion

Church attendance had declined ...

 

     By the 1970s people started identifying themselves as being gays or lesbians, and wanted an end to the discrimination they faced as a result. While some cities such as San Fransisco and NYC were tolerant of people's sexual orientation, other more conservative areas were anti-gay. Homosexuals in religious groups, such as Episcopal Church, tried to gain influence and rights. In 1975, when the National Council of Churches debated equal rights for homosexuals and voted to support equal  rights while resisting from giving them the rights to participate in Ministry. 

 

     The beginning of the Vietnam War brought about the start of the withdrawal in troop numbers, as people had been ready to pull out for ages. The long years of devotion to Vietnam had lost its novelty and people were getting sick of American troops being made to fight a war that was impossible to win. The reduction in troop numbers may not have occurred without the involvement made by the religious organizations. The protests made by the church leaders

 

 

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MYP Unit Question: How did culture, events and leadership shape and reflect post-WWII America?

 

Yes, this is the most important question of this project.  At LEAST 3 paragraphs are needed.  See your teacher if you need more direction.

 

 

Works Cited

"Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union.." The American Presidency Project. 2009. University of

     California. Web. 17 Jun. 2009 .

 

"Europe Divided on Familiar Lines To Two Speeches." Prescott Evening Courier 54(1948): 6. Print.

 

Cooke, Jacob E. "Washington, George." Presidents: A Reference History. Ed. Henry F. Graff. 3rd ed. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. 1- 21. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Farmington Hills: Gale. Web. 30 Apr. 2008. 

 

Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 3: 1940s-1950s. Detroit: U*X*L, 2002. Print.

 

 

 

 

 

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