1950s Economics. Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns Increase in Employment Population Shifts Increase in College Attendance Civil Rights Movement Arms Race Begins / Technology Breakthroughs Television / Rock and Roll Section 2: Political Conditions / Concerns Harry Truman Dwight D.
Eisenhower Korean War McCarthyism Space Race Dangers of the Garrison State Section 3: Economic Conditions / Concerns Inflation Balance of Trade Federal Reserve Board Policies Eisenhower's Administration Policies Developments in Business Sector and Capital Markets Increase in Financial Intermediaries Fiscal Year 1958 Decade of Large Government Budgets Technological Acceleration Pre-Korean Recovery Military Budget Monetary Policy vs.
ISLM Model Bibliography Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns The 1950s socially was an exciting and eventful time to be alive. Americans during the 1950s were on the move. Also, during the 1950s, the number of college students doubled. Then came the television. Harry S. 50's Food Prices. Food Groceries and Toiletries in the 1950's prices 50 examples from The People History Site. 1950s history including Popular Culture, Prices, Events, Technology and Inventions. Money and Inflation 1950's To provide an estimate of inflation we have given a guide to the value of $100 US Dollars for the first year in the decade to the equivalent in today's money If you have $100 Converted from 1950 to 2005 it would be equivalent to $835.41 today In 1950 a new house cost $8,450.00 and by 1959 was $12,400.00 More House Prices In 1950 the average income per year was $3,210.00 and by 1959 was $5,010.00 In 1950 a gallon of gas was 18 cents and by 1959 was 25 cents In 1950 the average cost of new car was $1,510.00 and by 1959 was $2,200.00 More Cars and Car Prices Chrysler New Yorker $4347 Chevrolet Corvette $3631 1958 Men's All Wool Suits $28.90 Square dance Cotton Check Dress $3.29 Electric Portable Singer Sewing Machine $19.90 Ronson Electric Shaver $28.50 Rib Roast 29 cents per pound Ritz Crackers 32 cents Rollaway Beds $14.95 Ring 1 carat Diamond $399.00 Mechanical Adding Machine $3.98 More Examples on Specific pages Food Prices Clothes Prices Electrical Prices Furniture Prices.
1950s. The 1950s or The Fifties was a decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959.
By its end, the world had largely recovered from World War II and the Cold War developed from its modest beginning in the late 1940s to a hot competition between the United States and the Soviet Union by the beginning of the 1960s. Clashes between communism and capitalism dominated the decade, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. The conflicts included the Korean War in the beginnings of the decade and the beginning of the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik I. Along with increased testing of nuclear weapons (such as RDS-37 and Upshot-Knothole), this created a politically conservative climate. In the United States, the Red Scare (fear of communism) caused public Congressional hearings by both houses in Congress and anti-communism was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the decade. Wars and conflicts[edit] Internal conflicts[edit] Prominent political events[edit]
100 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Songs of the 1950s.