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cold war
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air conditioning
many of the central changes in our society after WWW2 wouldn't have been possible if ac was not keeping homes and workplaces cool. everyone wanted ac down at the sun belt, ( including theater ) in Hollywood golden age. where ac its self was an attraction so when it was exploding around 1950's cars. homes, and businesses had people migrating down south were its hot as hell. -
polio vaccine by dr jonas salk
Jonas Salk developed the 1st effective polio vaccine in 1952. his vaccine was tested in the Francis field trail when it begin it evolved approximately 4,000 children, but would grow to eventually involved around 1.8 million children across 44 states it was the largest medical experiment at the time. April of 1955 the vaccine was licensed for distribution he never patented the vaccine so he didn't make any money but instead made it easily accessible and distrusted nation wide. -
friendship 7
the friendship 7 is a capsule that john glen went to space in and he was the first american orbit the earth. it led to mercury into earth orbit and enable gleen to circle earth 3 times john glenn is responsible for more students studying matt and science and being intested in space than anyone. -
pres Kennedy "moon speech"
"we choose to go to the moon", was delivered by jfk it was one of Kennedy earlier speech meant to persuade the american people to support the national effort to land a man to the moon and return him back safety to the earth. to help begin the "space race" against u.s.s.r during the cold war. -
creation of NASA
national acrobatic and space administration. NASA made it possible for the american researchers to collaborate on and disseminate scientific advance, an opportunity envied by many of U.S soviet scientists. -
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baby boom
baby boom happened for older Americans had postponed marriage and childbirth during the great depression and WWW2 were joined in the nations maternity wards buy young adults who were eager to start families after ww2 -
G.I Bill
it gave service man chances to go to colleges and trade schools it help advance technology because of lots of serviceman used the money to by houses to start families making mass productions on houses in urban areas. -
apollo 11
the Apollo 11 mission was arguably the most significant event during the space race between the U.S and soviet union. it was significant because buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the 1st people to step foot on a whole other world and help secure the win for space race for U.S -
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rock and roll
the popularity and worldwide scope of rock music resulted in a powerful impact on society. rock and roll influenced daily life, fashion, attitudes and language in a way few others social developments have equaled. as the original generatons of rock and roll fans matured, the music became an accepted and deeply interwoven thread in popular culture. beginning in the early 1950's rock songs and acts began to be used in a few television commercials.