The 1960s and 1970s were probably some of the most tumultuous years of U.S. policing history; namely because of the many social problems that were brought to attention during these years. Unfortunately‚ the police were set to the main light as an entity that helped to permeate these issues‚ becoming the main focus of blame in the public eye. One example of this way of thinking would be in 1960 when the Freedom Riders had left Washington‚ D.C. to confront the racial segregation going on throughout
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The 1960s were marked by a plethora of social and political changes‚ with the counterculture movement being one of the most widely historicized and familiar aspects out of this period. While this movement did contribute to positive changes in some ways‚ a rise in drug usage amongst young people occurred. Due to the inherent dangers drugs impose on the individual‚ concerns were raised throughout the country. In response‚ President Richard Nixon moved to enact legislation hoping to curb drug usage
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church. By the late 1950s‚ a number of female vocal groups began to produce songs. The groups were 2-3 women one sang a lead part while the others sang a background vocal. This was the birth of "girl groups". This sound was the trend for the early 1960s. Girl groups remained on the Billboard pop charts in 1962 to 1965 but‚ by 1965 the popularity of this
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The Hollywood studios’ systems in 1960 were very interesting because the Hollywood had to face the issue of its business structure changes. In 1960‚ the Hollywood studio systems had to change the strategies because of television and people’s demanding. In the 1950s‚ TV was invented‚ and most people bought it. Because of TV‚ many people began to stay home to watch movie instead of went to theater because TV companies got broadcasting rights from studios. In addition forging-films was imported by some
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John Andrews identifies the changing attitudes of the white Americans as the main reason the civil rights in the 1960s did not progress. He claims that as the cause started shifting from civil rights to race‚ the white Americans began to become more fearful and therefore began to oppose the measures being taken. The loss of support is evident as in February 1964‚ the Gallup poll showed that 61% of the public favoured the passage of the civil rights bill . But‚ by 1966‚ 90% opposed new civil rights
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The largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century is the 1960 Valdivia earthquake‚ also known as the Great Chilean earthquake which occurred on May 22‚ 1960 and hit approximately 100 miles off the coast of Chile‚ which is parallel to the city of Valdivia. With a rate of 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale‚ this earthquake occurred in the afternoon and lasted approximately 2 minutes (brit). After just thirty minutes of the major earthquake‚ a foreshock shook the area near the towns of Valdivia and
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Skateboarding evolved in the early 1960’s as a way for Surfboarders to have a feel for the waves in the off-season. Many people do not know much about the sport besides the fact that it only seems like troublemakers are participating in it. There is a lot to learn including the origin‚ about the professionals‚ stereotypes amongst the skaters‚ lack of parks‚ injuries‚ and salaries given from sponsors. Skateboarding is a gateway to freedom to most people. It is not something we do because we want
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Post-Modernism in the 1960s Post-modernism is present in many fields of work or study. Some areas where post-modernism occurs are in film‚ sociology‚ music‚ architecture‚ literature‚ and many other areas. Due to the wide range of areas post-modernism is present‚ there are many ways to define post-modernism‚ it’s effect on the field‚ and the techniques used. One of the most profound areas post-modernism has made an impact on is literature (Sarup). Postmodernism was first identified as a area
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Between the years of 1945 and 1980‚ American society was experiencing significant shifts in various aspects such as societal norms‚ government policies‚ and advocacy movements. For many of these changes‚ it was hard to tell whether they painted a liberal or a conservative future for the United States. It seemed like there was a constant back and forth between liberal and conservative ideologies. At times‚ conservative values dominated‚ emphasizing traditional norms and limited government intervention
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The Evolution of Japanese Values after 1945 Presented To: Matthew Penney Professor HIST263 Concordia University Presented By: Antoine Nguyen ID: 9263039 Student Concordia University December 10th‚ 2010 Nationalism can be defined as “the complex network of ideas and philosophies that defines what constitutes a nation and what it means to be a citizen”. In other words‚ it can be described as the sense of identity as well as pride that not only distinguish the country from the
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