Americanization of the German youth culture from 1945 to 1960

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, University of Leipzig (Philologische Fakultat), language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction2. Jazz 2.1 Beginnings in East and West Germany after 1945 2.2 Two primary types of Jazz in Germany 2.2.1 Mainstream Jazz 2.2.2 Modern Jazz3. Differences in handling Jazz between East and West Germany from 1945 to 1960 3.1 East Germany 3.1.1 State Campaigns against Jazz 3.1.2 Adolescent Jazz culture despite prohibitions 3.2 West Germany 3.2.1 Openness for Jazz 3.2.2 Jazz clubs4. Rock n Roll 4.1 Beginnings in East and West Germany after 1945 4.2 Influences and effects on the German youth 4.2.1 Subculture Halbstarke"e; 4.2.2 Elvis Presley5. Differences in handling Rock 'n' Roll between East and West Germany from 1945 to 1960 5.1 East Germany 5.1.1 Ways of prohibition 5.1.2 Lipsi 5.2 West Germany 5.2.1 Initial skepticism 5.2.2 Openness for Rock 'n' Roll6. Conclusion7. Works Cited