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By: Dyamond knight The 1960’s. 1960’s Culture. Everybody knows the twist this popular dance stormed the nation in the 1960’s The movie that every one was bugging to see was “The Sound Of Music” released in1962
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1960’s Culture • Everybody knows the twist this popular dance stormed the nation in the 1960’s • The movie that every one was bugging to see was “The Sound Of Music” released in1962 • There's nothing like sitting around with your best friend in the downstairs basement watching the latest episode of star trek. Released September 8 1966
Economy • In the 1960’s a gallon of gas cost 34 cents WOW! • In the 1960 we experienced a resistance that lasted 10 months our unemployment rate didn’t pee for several weeks. • In the 1960 America produced many products like housing and computer industry overpowered
Political issues • July 15 launching what he calls his “new frontier John F Kennedy accepted his democratic nomination for president • A civil rights leader named Martin Luther King junior took a stand for blacks started civil rights movements and boycotts to improve racial equality. • The Vietnam war had a large impact on politics because there was a draft and this created angry mothers and wives that started protest.
Fashion and Fads • The widely popular bikini became possible in 1963 after being a costume in the musical Beach Party. • Mary Quant invented the mini skirt and became extremely popular in the 1960s • The hippie movement impacted the fashion world. Things like bell-bottom jeans and tie-dye shirts.
1960 Slang • Hunk – what a girl called a good looking guy • Paper shaker- cheerleader • Raunchy-gross ,disgusting • Ripped off- stolen, robbed
Interesting facts • On Sept, 26, 1960 John f Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon made history for taking part in the first televised American presidential debate. • The life expectancy of males was 66.6 years, with females being 73.1 years. • . In 1969, Woodstock was the place where 400,000 people gathered to take part in the hippy movement.
Sources: • www.imdb.com • www.entertainmentscene.com • www.google.com