ProloguePrologue

This slide show is all about the This slide show is all about the events and everyday life of events and everyday life of someone living in the 1950’s.someone living in the 1950’s.

EventsEvents

Many things happened in the Many things happened in the 1950’s, here is some of the most 1950’s, here is some of the most memorable events.memorable events.

Mount EverestMount Everest

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of the reach the summit of the “Unconquerable” Mount Everest“Unconquerable” Mount Everest

On the 29On the 29thth May 1953. They spent only May 1953. They spent only 15 minutes on top of the world, 15 minutes on top of the world, before leaving because there before leaving because there lowering oxygen levels. They spent lowering oxygen levels. They spent there time taking pictures and eating there time taking pictures and eating mint cakes for energy. They also left mint cakes for energy. They also left food offerings such as lollipops and food offerings such as lollipops and chocolate.chocolate.

The Queen’s CoronationThe Queen’s Coronation

Her majesty the queenHer majesty the queen

Was crowned on theWas crowned on the

22ndnd of June 1953. of June 1953.

It is thought 2 MillionIt is thought 2 Million

Viewers watched Viewers watched

From their homes.From their homes.

FashionFashion

The fashion of the 1950’sThe fashion of the 1950’s

The Dior’s “New Look”The Dior’s “New Look”

Dior’s “New Look” wasDior’s “New Look” wasA fashion A fashion Craze in the 1950’s.Craze in the 1950’s.Most women couldn’tMost women couldn’tAfford the “New Look”Afford the “New Look”So women who hadSo women who hadThe New Look often The New Look often Got there clothesGot there clothesStolen!Stolen!

Dior’s CreationsDior’s Creations

Here is an album of Dior’sHere is an album of Dior’s

CreationsCreations

Children and SchoolChildren and School

Children and schools in the Children and schools in the 1950’s1950’s

School in the 1950’s are both School in the 1950’s are both similar and different. From the similar and different. From the start the clever where separated start the clever where separated from the not-so-clever people.from the not-so-clever people.

PrimaryPrimary

Primary schools in the 1950’s Primary schools in the 1950’s weren’t so bad as people think. Yes, weren’t so bad as people think. Yes, there was the cane, but school-time there was the cane, but school-time was still enjoyable (Apart from was still enjoyable (Apart from having to play outside in the freezing having to play outside in the freezing cold.) They got free school milk, but cold.) They got free school milk, but today we have to pay. Classes today we have to pay. Classes where larger as something called the where larger as something called the “Baby Boom” started after the war, “Baby Boom” started after the war, meaning more babies where born, meaning more babies where born, so more children started coming into so more children started coming into schools. schools.

11+ and secondary school11+ and secondary school

11+ (or eleven plus) was a very important 11+ (or eleven plus) was a very important test, for kids in the last year of juniors, but test, for kids in the last year of juniors, but much more stressing than SATs. This much more stressing than SATs. This determined which school you would go to, determined which school you would go to, secondary school or grammar school. secondary school or grammar school. These schools where supposed to be These schools where supposed to be equal, but as people who passed the 11+ equal, but as people who passed the 11+ went to grammar school, grammar school went to grammar school, grammar school was considered better. But secondary was considered better. But secondary schools taught practical things like art and schools taught practical things like art and cookery. Also, people who failed and went cookery. Also, people who failed and went to secondary school, often didn’t get to secondary school, often didn’t get qualifications and went straight to work.qualifications and went straight to work.