America in the 1950s:From Conformity to Individuality

A Brief Overview of Life in the ‘50s

http://www.history.com/topics/1950s/videos#1950s

End of WWII and The Korean War

The Cold War & Anti-Communism

The Baby Boom and Levittown

The Availability of Cars

The Rise of Consumerism

Teenagers

http://www.spike.com/video-clips/2qheol/the-10-days-that-unexpectedly-changed-america-ifilm-exclusive-when-america-was-rocked

Rock ‘n Roll

Fashions

Movie Stars and Glamour

Pop Culture and Changing Identity

Emergence of Non-Conformity and Individuality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upctPUa6RhA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NxGO2lx-A0&feature=related

The Power of Poetry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9yazkl0UE