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World War II
A lot of men died and stay at home moms had to begin to work outside the house -
Television
People could watch the news and entertained with the shows and movies. -
Civil rights movement
White parents were mad about the blacks coming to an all white school with their kids going there. -
Vietnam War
A lot of veterns from America died and women lost their husbands and sons -
Women enter the workforce
Women worked for their families and supported while their husbands were at war -
Stock Market Crash
People couldn't get their money from the banks -
The Internet
Some people worked wih computers/internet, couldnt do their job. Couldn't search up the news to see what's going on in the world -
The Cell Phone
it made it so if you lived farther away you could communicate with family that is farther away from you. -
President
he was elected the first black president -
9/11
it brought families closer that lost somebody in 9/11 -
facebook
you can see picures of family and friends that may live far away -
Great Recession
it made it so familes had less money, got laid off and had little hours at work, which caused familes to have less money but spend more time together -
BP Gulf oil spill
the gas prices went up higher -
Life expectances
caused people to have more babies which made the population rise even higher than it was
