Describe the Development of Popular Culture in Britain between the Late 1950's and Early 1960's.

... Describe the Development of Popular Culture in Britain between the Late 1950's and Early 1960's Melanie Thody 10 Ru In 1945 the world was about to change, after 6 years of war and hardship it was finally the beginning to the end, it was the end of World War 2. I say it was the beginning of the end because even in to the 50's there was still rationing on some things. There were also still high taxes as the country was still paying for the war. This was known as the "age of austerity" and is often referred to the years 1945-1955. So as you can imagine there wasn't a lot of money floating about to spend on nice things, the only thing on a lot of people's minds at that time was BABIES! A lot of people held off having babies during the war either to the fact that their

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