Significant Events in the 20th Century
Significant events in the 20th century
In the 20th century, a countless number of events took place such as social, economic, and political that had a huge impact on America and literature. The impacts over the past 20th century affected Americans greatly, that many might think just how much more can people endure. For example, I researched the latter part of the 20th century taking one major event from each decade to understand the changes. First, the 1956 Highway Act had both economic and social impacts. The law’s inception facilitated the growth of suburban communities tied to urban areas by both the highway and light rail construction. Becoming more popular each day suburban living broke way for the beginning of the automobile owner and annual auto sales rose relentlessly for years.
Altering the transportation model forever and bringing railroad construction virtually to a standstill, as trucks used the highway to haul rail-transported products directly to retail outlets. Trying to gain support for the new interstate system was a huge undertaking for President Eisenhower and his staff. Uncertain and unconvinced city officials believed that roads bypassing downtown would reduce business visibility and profit. A major selling point was public safety and roadways would allow for the evacuation in the event of nuclear war. As a result, the name was changed to National System of Interstate and Defense Highways which many thought was misleading or deceptive, but it was portrayed that opposing highway construction was made to appear unpatriotic. However, the development and implantation of the interstate system would provide jobs and bust the economy and as a result a number of traditional areas were disfigured.
At a more personal level, many Americans never enjoy leisurely drives along two-lane country roads, such as a 4-day ride from Los Angeles to Seattle described by Scott Heidrick and annually undertaken by his family during his childhood. “The trip
In the 20th century, a countless number of events took place such as social, economic, and political that had a huge impact on America and literature. The impacts over the past 20th century affected Americans greatly, that many might think just how much more can people endure. For example, I researched the latter part of the 20th century taking one major event from each decade to understand the changes. First, the 1956 Highway Act had both economic and social impacts. The law’s inception facilitated the growth of suburban communities tied to urban areas by both the highway and light rail construction. Becoming more popular each day suburban living broke way for the beginning of the automobile owner and annual auto sales rose relentlessly for years.
Altering the transportation model forever and bringing railroad construction virtually to a standstill, as trucks used the highway to haul rail-transported products directly to retail outlets. Trying to gain support for the new interstate system was a huge undertaking for President Eisenhower and his staff. Uncertain and unconvinced city officials believed that roads bypassing downtown would reduce business visibility and profit. A major selling point was public safety and roadways would allow for the evacuation in the event of nuclear war. As a result, the name was changed to National System of Interstate and Defense Highways which many thought was misleading or deceptive, but it was portrayed that opposing highway construction was made to appear unpatriotic. However, the development and implantation of the interstate system would provide jobs and bust the economy and as a result a number of traditional areas were disfigured.
At a more personal level, many Americans never enjoy leisurely drives along two-lane country roads, such as a 4-day ride from Los Angeles to Seattle described by Scott Heidrick and annually undertaken by his family during his childhood. “The trip
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