A Shift from the 1940’s-1960’s That Would Shape America

Objective• The objective of this power point is to

highlight the faults of America. Highlight Americas down fall and look into where the culture and families went wrong.• I will highlight areas that parents allowed

culture and society to interrupt the flow and teaching of the Bible.• I will finish with how America can turn the

direction that we have gotten into around and start heading the direction God has intended.

1940’s-1960’s progresso Waro Politicso American

developmento Musico Entertainment

Took Men from helping to raise their children

Changed the dynamics of Christian viewpoints

Changed the direction of the family

Encouraged being a rebel

Kept families from connecting to each other and ultimitaly God.

1940’s-1960’s

A War that shakes the family at its roots

War Dominated the 1940’s

The 1940’s saw a war that changed the culture of families world wide

WWII Shakes families Woman leave the home and begin fulltime manual labor jobs

(Rosie The Riveter).

292,000 Men were killed in war leaving many children without a father.

Teens dropped out of High School to take on awaiting manual labor jobs.

Child labor laws came from this era but were ignored by inspectors.

Poverty increased.

WWII Shakes Families (cont.). Families were forced to move from their towns to find work.

Divorce surged upward due to stress on the family

Americans were encouraged to grow vegetables at home as food shortages happened

Recycling was started to supply the war effort.

Two piece bathing suite’s were developed.

PoliticsThe leaders of our country are the ones who define

the direction that our country takes.

FDR giving a speech in the 1940’s

FDR the leader of our country during one of the most difficult times. This man was forced into making one of the most difficult decisions that any President has ever faced.

Politics from 1940-1960FDR decides to use the Atomic bomb on

Japan

Cold War starts with fears of the Russians

Fears of communism caused investigations that ruined some peoples lives.

The GI Bill was developed to help soldiers achieve degrees and housing while furthering their education.

Politics 1940-1960In 1948 the UN developed and set aside an

area where Israel would be created.

The UN charter was formed in San Francisco in 1945.

1952 MacArthur urges Truman to drop the A-bomb on china and N Korea to win the war. Truman fired MacArthur and replaced him with General Matthew Ridgeway

New Appliances and Progress Change the

Family LifestyleFrom the 1940’s-1960’s there was a leap of change. Families are going from a culture where there are no distractions. To being inundated with new inventions that distract them from each other and most of all their Christian faith.

Family life in the 1940’s

In the bustling 40’s families where still very dependent on each other to survive because the appliances that made life easier were still to much for them to afford.

Life in the 1940’sThirty-three percent of all Americans had no

running water in 1940

67 percent had no central heat

In 1942, 58% of all U.S. families owned at least one automobile 

 48 percent had no refrigerator

Life in the 1950’sKids were made to attend Sunday Mass in the

church every week, and had to do their homework daily

Television was starting to distract families

Consumerism became very big

Wives were feeling strained because they had no social life outside of the house.

The Change of Music From 1940-1950

The Swing Band era was slowly moving out and in was coming Rock and Roll with its suggestion to rebel against the parents and government.

The Swingin

40’sThe 40’s were a big time for the progress of music.

Music of the 40’s&50’sMany swing bands tried to stay upbeat and

encouraging about the war effort

Swing music was becoming more popular

Scat singing became popular which was the combination of several nonsense but rhythmical syllables

Music of the 40’s&50’smany musicians were forgotten or denied access to

audiences through segregation

Others believe that the popularization of R&B and Rock 'n' Roll only helped to bridge the gap between blacks and whites and further the civil rights movement

Elvis was more successful in this endeavor than any other artist of the time and he epitomized the Rock 'n' Roll style and teenage rebellion of the 1950's

America Changes from 1940-1950During this slide I discussed the major

changes that occurred in America during WWII and immediately following.

I covered many areas that positively and negatively affected Americas growth

I talked about each era and the incidents and changes that took place

Work Cited “Domestic Affairs 1940-1960 US History Terms”

http://quizlet.com/5143287/domestic-affairs-1940-1960-us-history-terms-flash-cards/ (2014) Nate Sullivan “Post-War American Life: Culture of the late 1940s & 1950s” http://

education-portal.com/academy/lesson/post-war-american-life-culture-of-the-late-1940s-1950s.html#lesson

Gaynor Borade “Family Life in the 1950s” Buzzle, August 1, 2012 http://www.buzzle.com/articles/family-life-in-the-1950s.html

“1940's Music in the 40's Bands groups singers” http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/40smusic.html “Music Played in the 1950's Popular Music From the 50s” http://

www.thepeoplehistory.com/50smusic.html