America Through the Decades

Directions: Your task will be to identify different political, social and economic characteristics from the T.V clip and write them in
the proper section on your chart. Keep in mind, the more examples you have, the better off you will be.

Political

Economic

Social

50s

Cold war. Gi Bill. Civil rights act of

1957. Religion was a huge factor in
poitics.

Economy was good due to the wat.

Technology was starting to improve for
home life. Buisness franchises began to
develop and grow.

Baby boom. House wifes, white picket

fence lifestyle. Everyhting is happiness.
Rock and Roll. Civil rights movement

60s

Civil rights act of 1964

26th amendment passed.

Over production in technology and

housing. Space race began there was
more money going into nasa and schools
for math and science for children

Marthin Luther King JR, J.F.K, and

malcomn x assassinated. Hippies were
beginning to take over the youth. The
beatles took over the older american
people

70s

Became more
conservative. water
gate scandals involved
"Nixons people
breaking into the
democratic office to
view information.
When this was
exposed Nixon
decided to drop

Integrate and
inflation rates were
very high

Sports were becoming a greater influnce

in life. The hippies era was still emensly
influing fashion. There was a lot of
conspirecy theories during this time.

80s

Ronald Reagan was

Because of many
Movies and tv shows
president during this
networks opening
and networks began
time. Berlin Wall was such as mtv there was to expand. People
torn down during this
a need for more
started getting tired
time. Iran contra
singers which opened
of working as one
affair was a major
up a new field of
group and began to
issue that was not
business in the
care only for
known in this time.
"Hollywood"'life. The
themselves. People
improvement of
began playing hard
technology also
rock and punk music.
helped improve the Aids became a major
economy. Reduction
known disease In
of government
America.
spending, reduced
income tax and
capital gains tax

90s

Fall of the Soviet

Technoly was being
Union there was
used more in regular
another democratic family homes. Phones
country. Clinton was started to come out in
elected in the early
big blocks
90's. Clinton
unemployment
nominated a the first
decreased
gay man for a U.S.
Ambassado. Congress
was seeking
impeachment for his
decision

Interracial marriage
was becoming more
open even though it
was still looked down
upon they were
beginning to be okay
with it