Normative History Life Events

Normative history life events include events that had a major impact historically; such as war, the civil rights movement, The Great Depression etc. John was born in 1933 at the tail end of the Great Depression and before the Korean and Vietnam War. I asked him how each of these three specific events, which were monumental in history, affected him and his day-to-day life. Since the Great Depression ended in 1939, John does not remember too much, as he was only 6 years old. However, he does state that it did effect his father, as it was harder to find blue-collar jobs. However, he vividly remembers the Korean War (1950-1953). John was drafted in 1953 at just 19 years old. He was in the Army and took the infantry basic training and Military Police