Term Papers on The Decade Of The 1950’s

Term Paper Title	The Decade Of The 1950’s
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The Decade of the 1950’s

            The decade of the 1950’s are usually known as time of peace and conformity.  It was a time when ideals of youth were cherished, kids did not cause too much trouble, and it was a good and peaceful time to live, for the most part.

            In the 1950’s, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy led an anti-communist crusade.  This was during a time when America feared communism because of the tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union.  McCarthy claimed to have a list of two hundred and five Americans who had ties with the Communist party.  Because of the national anti-communism sentiment, McCarthy began to attract a lot of believers.  People began to donate money to his project of sniffing out “communists.”  Through investigation, it was later noted that McCarthy did not have a list of alleged communists.  McCarthy ruined the lives and careers of many people, including his own.

            In the 1950’s, entertainment began to boom.  The 1950’s brought about the emergence of Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, as a national figure.  Girls drooled over his swift hip movements and dance moves that he performed.  One of the main attractions in the 1950’s was drive-in restaurants.  Many teenagers hung out at these drive-ins to eat a burger, drink a coke, have an ice cream cone, and talk to their girlfriend/boyfriend.  You could call it “the hangout.”  Another place that became popular in the ‘50’s was drive-in movie theatres.  It was so convenient to watch a movie from the comfort of your own car that many teenagers and adults began to hang out regularly at the drive-in theatres.  Sports had always been a big attraction to the youth.  Baseball was the most widely played sport of the 1950’s.  Television came out in the 1950’s, giving this decade the nickname of “The Golden Age of Television.”
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