Cold War Era

By Katie Moyer

& Tiffany Meyers

Pop Culture

The Nifty The Nifty FiftiesFifties

Film & Literature…Reflected the fear of

communism & an atomic holocaust

Examples:• The movies “The Red

Danube”, “The Red Menace” and, “Red Planet Mars”.

The Nifty Fifties

o Civil Rights Movement Blacks wanted to have equal

rights Rosa Parks Brown vs. Board of Education

o Taken to Supreme Courto African American children were

given the right to learn in the same building as Caucasian children.

The Nifty Fifties Fashion & FadsFashion & Fads

Abstract ArtAndy WarholRebel Painters

Dressing StyleDior & ChanelPeople based their styles off of

famous actors & actresses Marilyn Monroe James Dean

Popular PastimesDrive-InsDiners

The Nifty FiftiesThe Nifty FiftiesMusic• Birth of Rock & Roll

o Elvis “The King” Presley

• Sock Hopso New dance moves

• Cha Cha, Bosa Nova, & the Stroll

• Famous Songso Frosty The Snowman , Blue

Suede Shoes, Your Cheatin’ Heart , and Jail House Rock

Era of the Flower Children Era of the Flower Children “1960s” “1960s”

The Baby “Bloom”:Baby Boom• Soldiers returned from the

Vietnam War• Families reunited..• Nine months

later..”BLOOM”!

The Generation Begins..

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Famous Literature– To Kill a Mockingbird,

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Where the Wild Things Are

• To Kill a Mockingbird was written as a reflection of the Civil Rights Movement.

Era of the Flower Children“1960s”

• “Fab” Fads! – Skateboards, Barbie

Dolls, G.I Joe, The Troll– Unisex Dressing

• bellbottom jeans, jeweled tee shirts.

– Both male and female African Americans had “afros”.

Era of the Flower ChildrenEra of the Flower Children“1960s”“1960s”

Grieving in the 60’s:

• Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 by Thomas Hagan.• Malcolm X was the leader of a

militant Black Nationalist Movement.• President Kennedy (JFK) was

assassinated in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 by James Earl Ray• MLK Jr. was a leader in the Civil

Rights Movement.

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"The Psychedelic Sixties“Hippies

WoodstockFamous Bands

The Who & Jimi HendrixHigh influence of drugs

LSD & Marijuana

Teenagers from all over the country come together for a three day event to listen to a wide variety of bands

Modern day Warped Tour or Bamboozle

• Art– Illusionism

• Played tricks on your eyes

– Photography• Richard Estes

• Architecture– Combined moderism

with traditional style

1970’s – The Disco Decade

• Anti-War Movement– War in Vietnam

• Sit-ins, marches, & protests

– Kent State University Massacre

• 4 students murdered during anti-war rally

• Sparked more severe protests

– Arson, vandalism, and even bombings

– College campuses became like war zones

• Fads– Lava lamps, mood rings,

smiley stickers, Rubik’s cubes, sea monkeys

– Streaking– Family vacations; RV’s &

station wagons

• Fashion– Platform shoes, hip

huggers– Shoulder-length hair on

men

1970’s – The Disco Decade

• Technology– Apollo 17

• Exploration of planets

– VCR– Email

• Equal Rights Act– Women’s Rights– Gay people– Indians

• Held grudge over the Trail of Tears

• Music– Beatles broke up– Elvis dies– Disco music– Many artists became popular

• Elton John• Bob Marley• Led Zeppelin

• TV / Movies– Star Wars, Rocky, Godfather,

Jaws, Exorcist, Grease– SNL, Brady Bunch, Sesame

Street, Happy Days

The Electric 80’s

• Science– Personal computers

gained popularity– Explosion of the

Challenger

• Literature– Stephen King

• The Shining• Carrie• The Dead Zone

– Tom Clancy

• Fads / Fashions– Team sports

• Baseball, football, volleyball, etc.

– Fast food• McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, etc.

• Candy– Collectibles

• Smurfs, camcorders, star wars, etc.

– Beauty• “Power Dressing”• Tanning salons• Sneakers

The Electric 80’s

• Music– New artists

• Vanilla Ice & L.L. Cool J

• Uprising music genres– Punk, hip hop, rap,

etc.– MTV– The Compact Disk