DECADES WEEK MONDAY “Roaring 20’s” (1920 – 1929) “Great Depression” (1930 – 1939) àJazz music is popular àDust Bowl: series of droughts 5/24 àWomen begin to be allowed to vote in 1920 àVery little money, but many people owned radios 1920 – àStock market collapse àAmelia Earhart flies over Atlantic àHair dryer and toaster invented àEnd of 30’s begins WWII 1939 Toys: yoyos, tinker toys, Raggedy Ann, Teddy bear Toys: Monopoly, toy trains, View Master Phrases: bees knees (the best), clams (money) , wet Phrases: horn (phone), blow your wig (get excited) blanket (boring person) TUESDAY “World War II” (1940 – 1949) “The Baby Boom” (1950 – 1959) àFood and gas are rationed due to war àFirst color television 5/25 àMount Rushmore finished àPoodle skirts and pencil skirts 1940 - àZoot Suit: colorful baggy suit with long jacket àCar seat belts are invented (and polio vaccine and àSwing music popular, dancing Jitterbug credit cards!) 1959 àElvis releases his first hit song Toys: slinky, play kitchen, Chutes & Ladders àRosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus Phrases: cracks me up (makes me laugh), a gas Toys: Matchbox cars, Play-Doh, hula hoops, pogo stick (funny) Phrases: burn rubber (drive fast), don’t have a cow (get excited) WEDNESDAY “The Civil Rights Era” (1960 – 1969) “The Me Decade” àMartin Luther King Jr gives famous I Have a Dream àVietnam war ended 5/26 speech àJaws and Star Wars are popular movies 1960 - àDrive in movies are popular, Sound of Music is àA lot of polyester clothing with tight pants and tall major hit platform shoes 1979 àThe Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Beach Boys àInventions include post it notes, computers and become popular (still popular today!) airbags àPeace sign everywhere àLava lamp, microwaves, and miniskirts are invented Toys: pet rocks, skateboards, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Nerf ball Toys: Barbie, Easy Bake Oven, GI Joe, Hot Wheels Phrases: far out (cool), boogie (dance), right on (yeah) Phrases: flower child (hippie), ankle biter (kid), keen (awesome) THURSDAY “The Material Decade” “The End of the Century” àfirst woman appointed to supreme court àThe internet becomes popular 5/27 àRubik’s cube and first cell phone invented àDVD players are invented 1980 - àBright color, shoulder pads and big hair are popular àThe “grunge” look started with plaid shirts, ripped àPermed hair and popped collars also popular jeans, and long hair 1999 àA new car was around 9,400 in 1990 and a new car is Toys: Cabbage Patch kids, Care Bears, Transformers around 30,000 today! Phrases: gnarly (cool), like totally, grody (gross), Toys: Tickle Me Elmo, Beanie Babies, Poly Pocket, tubular (cool), bogus (bad) Gameboy, Furby Phrases: da bomb (the best), tight (good), trippin’ (crazy), whatever, as if, chillin’ FRIDAY 5/28 (LAST DAY…CURRENT TIMES) .