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    many differences to the present. A few very popular fashion items in the 60’s such as baby doll dresses‚ miniskirts‚ and hippie dresses are still very popular today. There are many fashion items that are not so popular‚ one of these are smocks. The 1960’s put forth the emerge of unisex clothing such as denim jeans‚ which is worn by both male and female and is still very popular today. As we see fashion over time stays the same obviously making some small changes and this trend will probably continue

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    The Space Race 1960’s‚ It was an important part of the Cold War.The Soviet Union did whatever it took to tell the U.S. that they were better. They decided to become the first people to step on the moon. The U.S. found out and went to work on it right away‚ but the movie studios? Yep‚ the U.S. was trying to claim that they were the first ones on the moon.The Soviet Union on the other hand was actually trying‚ but failed. They broadcasted the “moon landings” all across the world‚ which made the Soviet

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    Pop Art 1950-1960 4 Characteristics((: * Recognizable imagery‚ drawn from popular media and products * Usually very bright colors. * Flat imagery influenced by comic book and newspaper photographs * Characters in comic book and magazines Artists of this time * Andy Warhol Major developments of this time * Credit card (1950) * Car seat belts (1952) * Polio vaccine (1952) Abstract Expressionism 1940-1960 4 Characteristics((: * Unconventional application of

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    The Stormy Sixties; 1960 – 1968 The Stormy Sixties bean with heightened Cold War tensions that led to the full-scale eruption of the Vietnam War. President Kennedy’s youthful energy brought about a new age of American politics that outlived the assassin’s bullet and into President Johnson’s administration. From bus boycotts and sit-ins to a March on Washington‚ the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum in the 1960s and inspired all of America to fight for equal rights. The major concern

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    Four young Englishmen added a word to the worlds vocabulary in the 1960s. A word that became synonymous with the 1960s‚ especially with the music of that time that word was of course the Beatles the Beatles became the most famous popular music group of the twentieth century and have held the loyalty of many fans into the present century The Beatles were popular in Liverpool England and in Hamburg Germany before they came to America on tour and became world famous Liverpool and Hamburg loved the four

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    going that far back. Instead to understand Americas Criminal Procedures you must view and understand the struggle between the individual and conflicting interests. In the book written by Esmein‚ there was a lot of discussion about the effects the 1960s and 1970 had on criminal procedure. This time was important because it was the start up to a revolution on due process. What was the reason behind criminal procedure? It’s as simple as Equal

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    the inequality they faced throughout the state. In the 1960s‚ the Watts Riots broke out sparking violence throughout the city of Los Angeles and Watts neighborhood. African Americans we fed up with the housing discrimination‚ deteriorating and crowded neighborhoods‚ serious unemployment‚ police harassment‚ limited opportunities made worse by an insufficient education system‚ and increased poverty (Textbook‚ 525). As California entered the 1960s‚ the Civil Rights movement was beginning to challenge

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    SS 310: Exploring the 1960s Unit 9 Final Project August 29‚ 2012 Life has changed drastically since the 1960’s‚ due to the movements that took place during this time. Had it not been for some of these movements my life would be completely different today. In the late 1960’s women fought to be able to enter the work force. Had these women not fought for the right to work‚ I would be sitting at home taking care of the children. Being able to go to work allows me to be able to help support my family

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    society as being socially significant” (book207). Ironically‚ racial segregation continues today in the form of racial residential segregation‚ which is a persistent and complicated problem that was not solved through the “civil rights movement of the 1960’s” (Book 207). However‚ to thoroughly understand why racial residential segregation continues‚ the social factors that contributes to this phenomenon needs to be examined‚ the short and long term effects of this practice needs to be understood‚ and

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    such contemporary issues as civil rights‚ the Cold War‚ and Viet Nam. Pilkington‚ William T.‚ and Don Graham‚ eds. Western Movies. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press‚ 1979. Contains explications of several major films released during the 1960s and ’70s.

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