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    Unit 9 Time Capsule 2325: The Era of the 1960’s Kaplan University Exploring the 1960 ’s SS310-24 Unit 9 Time Capsule 2325: The Era of the 1960’s It is the year 2325 and hundreds of years beyond the time of dominance the United States of America. This once super power is now just part of the North American Empire. While doing and archeological dig in the mid eastern area of the empire we discovered a time capsule from the 1960s. This time capsule had five things that were enclosed represented

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    I think that the most influential moment in the 1960’s was the civil rights movement. Early on in our nation’s history blacks have succumbed to slavery and racism; even though President Lincoln "freed" the slaves back during the civil war‚ nothing really had changed until the 60’s. During this time period segregation was in full swing. This idea of "separate but equal" affected everything from simple water fountains to schools. The question that must be asked though is‚ how equal was separation?

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    The Beatle’s Legacy… From 1960’s To Now Many know The Beatles as the most popular and influential music group of the 20th century. In the early 1960’s‚ their popularity grew rather rapidly. They continued gaining popularity well through the 1960’s. Although their popularity has decreased somewhat over time‚ the influences they have contributed during their career have remained apparent even today. The Beatles originated from the UK in the early 1960’s. Before becoming known as the "Fab

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    The 1960’s‚ a time of rebellion‚ drugs‚ free love and most importantly‚ Rock and Roll. The 60’s were a time of transition‚ both socially and in the music world. Rock and Roll went from being considered the “Devil’s Music’ to being a prestigious and highly respected music genre. Some memorable and excellent bands were produced in the 1960’s‚ bands that are still listened toby different generations and are a nexus between parents and children. These bands performed in many music festivals‚ the most

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    In Britain in the 1960s and 1970 sociologists were examining the levels of underachievement of working class pupils. It was clear from the evidence that they were underachieving compared to the middle classes in terms of gaining access to selective schools‚ achievement at 16 - O Levels/CSEs/GCSEs entry to university and further training. In other words‚ it was clear that working class children were most likely to end up doing working class jobs. Despite this evidence‚ it was not entirely clear how

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    Economic‚ political and social problems in the period 1945-1960 in British society From 1900 to 1940s Britain struggled with poverty and social inequality. The economy in Britain needed a big change‚ because most of the population was unemployed‚ leaving schools in their early teens‚ there was no health service or social insurence. In period from 1945 to 1960‚ Britain went through some changes in economy‚ society and politics. Politicians needed new plans to put the Britain

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    During the 1950’s and 1960’s in America‚ there was racial discrimination and segregation‚ which was legalised through the Jim Crow laws. The Civil Rights movement aim was to challenge these laws and achieve legislative change‚ making the ”X” challenging the racist laws and enforcing equal ones. The movement was a ”Sustained upsurge” due to the constant protest and large scale buy in from the African American community‚ which lead to numerous groups forming because of it which sustained the CRM..

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    The case describes Honda’s move into the US motorcycle market in the 1960’s. Honda’s strategy was directed towards high volumes per model‚ providing high productivity‚ and low costs. Honda succeeded in the US by introducing a new product (small motorcycles‚ 50cc) that expanded the motorcycle market in the US through price generic competitive strategy. Honda was prepared with capacity‚ capital and technical capability to enter the US market. History: 1946: est. Honda Techn. Research Institute

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    . bp3 Why did the salaries change from 1960s-2017? There was a time in history when players earnings were capped ice they were not allowed to earn over a certain amount the most a player could earn was 20 pounds a week jimmy hill campaigned in the 60s to have this rule changed he was successful in doing so and now players can earn whatever they are worth. Jimmy hill was well known player manager coach and practically everything else you could think of in football. He was on a football show called

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    During the 1980s and the early 1990s MTV was responsible for multiple changes to rock music. MTV became the first global network for music on television. MTV provided a change in “the way that the industry operated.” (Schloss‚ et al.‚ 250) It allowed artists to create music videos that portrayed their songs in funny‚ or even satirical ways. MTV also speed up the process of promoting a band and getting it out there. Due to the fact that MTV was a great promotional tool‚ rising artists could use “music

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