THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
DWIGHT D EISENHOWER AND THE COLD WAR
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conformity
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culinary
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conglomerates
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corporal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Conformity and the 1950s The 1950s is often viewed as a period of conformity, when both men and women observed strict gender roles and complied with society’s expectations. After the devastation of the Great Depression and World War II, many Americans sought to build a peaceful and prosperous society.
Detailed explanation-2: -Men were expected to be the breadwinners while women were expected to take their place at home as housewives. The Wheelers kept true to that so that they could be happy and successful.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1950s, financial prosperity allowed young Americans to participate in a shared culture of rock and roll music, movies, and television.
Detailed explanation-4: -Culture is the label that anthropologists give to the structured customs and underlying worldview assumptions that govern people’s lives (Kraft, 1998).