three blocks and residents suffered from smarting eyes‚ respiratory discomfort‚ nausea‚ and vomiting… Smog events continued to plague Los Angeles throughout the 1940s.” “The City of Los Angeles began its air pollution control program in 1945‚ establishing the Bureau of Smoke Control in its health department. On June 10‚ 1947.” “During the 1940s and 1950s‚ air pollution control focused on obvious sources‚ such as backyard burning and incinerators‚ open burning at garbage dumps‚ and smoke emissions from
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The Dirty Thirties I have chosen the years of 1930 to 1940 as one of the most significant decades in Canadian history. I believe this because it might have been one of the hardest decades to live in. Reasons being that we had suffered greatly by the 1929 Wall Street stock market crash and the enormous 1928 wheat crop crash Canadians were barely making any money or just not having anywhere to work because the demand was very very low. Food was running out and the average working Canadian was
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published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. * In 1951 Salinger released his novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ an immediate popular success. His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence in the protagonist Holden Caulfield was influential‚ especially among adolescent readers. * He began his literary career writing short stories for magazines in New York: Story‚ Saturday Evening Post‚ Esquire and The New Yorker‚ in the 1940. * The film Finding Forrester
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Despite the emergence of modern conservatism‚ the 1960s were a very liberal decade. The early years were very optimistic and president Kennedy even lowered taxes. President Johnson admired FDR and modeled his Great Society after the New Deal. One of the most important aspects of the Great Society was the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which gave African Americans more rights and freedoms by attempting to end discrimination. The rise of modern conservatism appeared in the wake of all the liberal reforms
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McDonald’s was introduced by two brothers Mac (Maurice) and Dick (Richard) McDonald in California. Their father Patrick McDonald in 1937 was having a hot dog cottage called as Airdrome restaurant near the airport. In 1940 the restaurant was renamed as McDonald’s Famous Barbeque. In 1940 both brothers came to a conclusion that most of their profit comes from selling hamburger so they made their menu very simple by selling only Hamberger‚cheeseburger‚soft drinks French fries and apple pie.in 1954 a turning
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bereaved about graduating now and so does everyone‚ her family‚ friends‚ and community‚ around her. But they catch a little bit of hope before the end of the ceremony. Graduation is important to Marguerite and the people of Stamps because before the 1940s‚ many African Americans couldn’t graduate. Many of them were not allowed to attend school.
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DBQ Essay on WWII During World War II‚ after the United States join the war‚ they led the Allies to the victory. Millions fight bravely but only thousands were killed. By comparison to the Axis‚ the United States spent the most money but in return for least sacrifice. So‚ the victory cannot be separated from American citizens’ money and their help to their country. In Document 1‚ President Roosevelt said that to make the United States successful in World War II‚ the superiority in weapons
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The clothes help the audience understand when the play is taking place. The audience might also understand the play is taking place in the 1940’s because of the words used in the play. Lighting makes the play feel like real life. Lights are usually used in a very basic way‚ however The Glass Menagerie uses the lights in a very unique way. Being trapped in a memory is the theme of the play
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The Great Depression The Great Depression is known as an economic crisis of the 1930s‚ it happened on a Tuesday of October 29th‚ 1929 many call it Black Tuesday and it lasted until the early 1940s. The stock market crashed and the value of an item costing 25 cents‚ now costs 2$ and many people couldn’t afford to keep the luxuries of things they wanted. Banks went out of business because people would rush to their banks and take their savings in hopes of not losing all they had invested in their
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fought in period from 1939 until the german defeat in 1945. It started in first days of war in 1939 when allied forces decleared naval blockad to Germany‚ immediately Germany launched counter attack. Struggles have led the greatest intensity from mid-1940 through to the end of 1943. At first in the fighting participated German Navy ( Kriegsmarine ) and German air forces ( Luftwaffe )that attacked Allied merchant ships and convoys. These convoys‚
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