Compare contrast 2 decades in the american history 1920s and 1950s

The 1920s and the 1950s were both periods following wars. The 1920s
came right after World War I, when the 1950s followed right after World war
II. Though seemingly disparate in social connections, technology and many
aspects, both policies straw a period of intolerant attitudes against " outsiders
"
Economy
In both decades, America experienced a postwar economic boom,
accompanying a surge in cultural optimism. The 1920s marked urban
dwellers outnumber rural residents for the first time and saw the beginnings
of modern American consumer culture. In both decades, there was a growth in
productivity following the return of troops from abroad. In the 1920s,
African-American migration to northern industrial cities expanded the labor
force, skyrocketing corporate profits, feeding the stock market boom. In the
1950s, the devastation of much of the industrialized world during World War
II left the US as the undisputed commercial leader. This fueled an even bigger
boom in consumerism than in the 20s. While the prosperity of the 1920s had
caused urbanization, the 1950s was the age of sub-urbanization.
Culture
The 1920s was the Age of Jazz, while Rock n’Roll dominated the
1950s. Despite this, the 1920s were considerably more fragmented socially
than the 1950s. Not coincidentally, the 1920s saw the first widespread use of
birth control. At the same time, there was a considerable reactionary force in
the 1920s, including a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment.
The 1950s saw a much more homogeneous culture in the US. Post
World War II, both a newfound optimism in American values and the
looming Cold War prompted an atmosphere of conformity and conservatism
that was not nearly as strong in the 1920s.
Politics


Much of the 1950s in the US was dominated by the birth of “modern

Republicanism” under Dwight D. Eisenhower. Coming post World War II
and post Korean War, Eisenhower served as a political moderate, making him
a perfect fit for the consensus atmosphere of the 1950s. He kept everything
pretty much as it was, although Democrats tried to expand the New Deal, and
conservatives sought its repeal.
The 1920s were also dominated by Republicans. As a result, the
Democrat Party was mainly isolated to the South, and the Republican Party
was the business party.
In both the 1920s and 1950s, there was a movement of intolerance;
theist persecuted communists, the " outsiders," and a new wartime movement
that reveals new or unseen facets of society, often in a critical way. Both
periods led to a period of significant change and showed parallelism and
similarity that belies their difference in time.