MYP Unit Question: How did culture, events and leadership shape and reflect post-WWII America?
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The 1970s
Business & the Economy
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
At first education was ...A PARAGRAPH OR TWO...YOU GET THE IDEA. WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A BULLET POINT LIST...BUT WELL THOUGHT OUT RESEARCH AND WRITING.
Fashion
Some popular fashion trends in the 1970’s include bellbottom pants, hip huggers, hot pants, platform shoes, which could range from 2 to 4 inches, clogs, empire line dresses, granny dresses, and gypsy dresses. Evening wear styles for women included full length maxi dresses, evening trousers and halter neck cat suits. Due to heating systems being installed in most buildings and cars light weight clothing became popular in the 70’s, this also lead to coats decreasing in length.
Hot Pants Halter Neck Catsuit
A popular style that started in the 1970’s was punk, which mostly involved ripped t-shirts, torn jeans, and neon colored Mohawks; this style was inspired by bands like the Sex Pistols.
Punk Style
As ease of travel increased patterns and styles, such as tropical prints, kaftans, kimonos, muumuus, djellaba or jalabiya, nehru jackets, macramé bags, Spanish shawls, ponchos and wrap around skirts, from abroad became popular in America. The popularity of the styles also started with the hippie movementbecause hippie styles, which included clothes from other ethnic groups, from the 1960’s entered main stream fashion in the 70’s.
Muumuu
Men’s styles in the 1970’s included platform shoes, zippered jumpsuits, fat ties, oversized shirt collars and jacket lapels, as well as shoulder length hair.
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
"The Way We Lived"
Due to the ..
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Government & Politics
This section evaluates government and politics during the 1920s ...
Leadership
Law & Justice
It was during the 20s that the US...
Religion
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.
Woman’s feminism became a crucial part of the 1970s again, as many women tried to gain access to professional lifestyles. With this, came the liberal views and attempts to gain rights in religious positions. The first woman Rabbi came to position in 1972 for the Reformed Jews and in 1970 both American Lutheran groups made a woman’s ordination. However, although several women’s religious groups supported the change, the Roman Catholic Church refused a woman’s ordination.
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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.
Works Cited (1970s)
"The Media and Vietnam." American Decades. Ed. Judith S. Baughman, et al. Vol. 8: 1970-1979. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 7 June 2010.
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