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    from other famous celebrities. Sullivan was also great at recognizing talent in people. In the 1950s‚ he made many people into stars. The Ed Sullivan Show took place in the Ed Sullivan Theater‚ where a new show is now being aired‚ The Late Show with David Letterman. Ed Sullivan was a successful show host and star maker in America of the 1950s. Joseph McCarthy - Joseph McCarthy was a senator in the 1950s. He was known for putting a lot of other people in the government on trial for being communists

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    1950’s Social and Political issues The 1950’s has been portrayed as the decade of prosperity. Throughout the 1950’s there were many Political issues like a cold war‚ a war against Korea. There was also a big step in segregation between The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education. The events that the United States went through during the 1950’s is what made The United States today. The 1950’s just wasn’t peace and comfort‚ there were a lot of problems like the war against Korea. In 1950‚ just five years

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    since the 1950 era‚ yet some gender roles have remained the same. In the 1950s‚ men were returning from the war and rejoining the workforce. According to the U.S Department of State‚ 2017 many of the returning soldiers opted to leave the blue-collar jobs they had before the war to join the white collared work-force instead. Men were expected to be masculine‚ strong and the bread winners of the family. Ginger Voit wrote an article for synonym.com where she discussed that in the 1950’s men were

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    The 1950’s were the Happy Days for American’s because of the improvements in technology‚ cultural changes‚ booming economy‚ racial advancement‚ but also the baby boom. President Dwight Eisenhower who was elected in 1952 had a major impact on America’s economy. During his term he lowered taxes‚ but also managed to balance the federal government which allowed for consumerism to thrive and government spending to allow for the feeling of security in the economy. He also maintained many of FDR’s social

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    | Technology Advances From 1925-1950 | | | | | | Technological Advances From 1925-1950 This country has seen some of the most dramatic changes in technology‚ the economy‚ and global dominance to ever occur in America’s history. Times were good during the 1920s as the economy was booming and unemployment was low. However‚ the market was being overinflated and the pace of economic growth could not be sustained and in 1929 the stock market started dropping significantly. The

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    Fashion History of Womenswear (1900~1950) General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience fashion history of Womenswear between 1900~1950 Central idea: Western fashion history of Womenswear between 1900-1950 were highly influenced by history event such as World War I and II Main idea: I. WW1 brought Asia culture to Europe and Japanese dress are one of the major influence II. WW2 brings women to workplace therefore shape and length of dress had huge change‚ Chanel were raised

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    Science and technology in the 1950s During the 1950s‚ science and technology were improved with the cooperation between the scientists and the U.S. government. In the light of the science and technology‚ people have the power to raise their knowledge. However‚ in the 1950s‚ some of the researches and investigations were classified as top secret‚ and remained unknown to the public for many years‚ now Americans can see its repercussions in the world today. Making hydrogen bomb and the discovery of

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    With so many important eras in US history why would anyone believe 1950-1975 to be significant? With such great advancements in technology and civil rights this era helped shape what this country is today. The era of 1950 through 1975 was significant to America. This era was significant to America because of the Cuban missile crisis‚ the Apollo 13 disaster‚ and the march on Washington. The First thing that made 1950 through 1975 significant to America was the Cuban missile crisis. During October

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    history. With the help of Harvard advisors‚ Khan vigorously implemented the Planning Commission on Economic Management and Reforms with impressive results.6 GDP growth in this decade jumped to an average annual rate of 6 percent from 3 percent in the 1950s. The manufacturing sector expanded by 9 percent annually and various new industries were set up. Agriculture grew at a respectable rate of 4 percent with the introduction of Green Revolution technology. Governance improved with a major expansion in

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    Seyed Faraz Hejazi POHS 1 * Period 2 Oct 3‚ 2017 2nd 6 weeks‚ writing assignment The Healthcare system prayer to the 1950s The history of medicine is a long and distinguished one‚ as healers sought to alleviate illnesses and fix injuries since the dawn of humanity.(Martyn Shuttleworth‚ 2008-2017). The healthcare system was allot worst prayer to 1950‚ and it had exponentially gotten better in the last 60 years. For example The Ancient Egyptian medicine was a lot worse than what we have now but

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