We must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools” - Martin Luther King Jr. In America in the 1940’s Racial discrimination was a big issue that caused many conflicts throughout the years. African Americans had very little rights and were treated poorly by the rest of society. Society believed that the African Americans carried different diseases than them and that they violate every women they come across. The African Americans had lower paying labouring jobs with no
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U.S. HISTORY 1920 1940 During this time period of American history‚ the country could not have been more contrasting than from 1920 through 1940. The twenties were a period of fun‚ partying‚ and economic security hence the term "roaring twenties". While the nineteen thirties were known as the time of the "Great Depression." From 1920 to 1940 our country saw five presidents‚ the first flight around the world‚ the completion of the worlds largest dam‚ a depression‚ prohibition‚ women
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was no racial segregation in the United States during the 1940’s rock and roll may not have been created. Rock and roll had an overwhelming influence on how white teenagers and black teenagers began to intermingle with each other. The rock and roll “movement” forced bigot Major Record labels to change their business practices‚ ultimately helping end segregation in America. Rhythm and Blues originates from African Americans. Back in the 1940s rhythm and blues was becoming more popular‚ widespread‚
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dressed and acted in public settings. After the Stock Market Crash‚ the Great Depression‚ and diving into World War II‚ more women were brought into the working force like never before. As Claudia Goldin from The American Economic Review states that “The 1940’s were a turning point in married women’s labor-force participation‚ leading many to credit World War II with spurring economic and social change.” After the war had ended‚ we then see women
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After World War I‚ the people of America were in a shocked state of mind. There had never before been a war so destructive‚ so deadly‚ in history. New weapons and methods of war were used such as the tank‚ the submarine‚ machine guns‚ and trench warfare. All of the countries involved were hurt and the United States realized that it wanted to go back to its isolationist policies that George Washington had suggested in his farewell address. Woodrow Wilson’s idea to make a “league of nations” failed
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Europe because of a man with an ideal of erasing a type of a religious race. Jewish people. On May 10‚ 1940‚ the German Army invaded the Netherlands‚ defeating Dutch forces in just a few days. The Dutch surrendered on May 15‚ 1940. As the war roared on‚ a Jewish girl named Anne Frank made her first account on this in her diary on May 1940. According to Biography.com Anne states in her diary “After May 1940‚ the good times were few and far between; first there was the war‚ then the capitulation and then
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A Cultural Review of Germany in the 1940’s according to The Diary of Anne Frank It has been said‚ to understand the present a person must know and understand the past. Focusing on that quote specifically to understanding the past is what The Diary of Anne Frank allows the reader to do. There are many different cultures around the world and many cultures within cultures. Looking specifically at Germany in the time period of the 1940’s‚ the reader can see that there in fact is a culture within in
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The Differences of Teenagers in the 1940s Compared to Teenagers Today Elizabeth Ann Murphy Keller Regional Gifted Center‚ Chicago Teacher: Sandra Cap "Teenager" was not even a word until the late 1940s. Zoot suits‚ bobby-soxers‚ soda shops‚ do not sound familiar. These were all things 1940 teenagers know. A teenager’s life in the 1940s and today is extremely different in the areas of high school life and home life. If you stepped into a classroom in the 1940s‚ you might see girls making dresses
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The years leading up to the turn of the 20th century brought with them the on set of change for Americans in all walks of life. Society had not been able to keep pace with the changing world of technology since the start of the Industrial Revolution. This created a huge gap between the rich and the poor and left cities struggling to keep pace with the necessary infrastructure and programmes to provide for the men and women who were migrating on mass to urban areas where they could earn a decent
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The denotation for the American Dream can vary depending on the diverse cultures in America. The American Dream during the 1940’s had various definitions due to how each cultural group was affected. Such examples are: the Native American’s not being shown recognition for their input in World War II‚ the Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ and Transgender (LGBT) community being unrecognized as a cultural group‚ women being pushed away from their jobs after World War II ended‚ and etcetera. Thus‚ the average definition
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