For this paper‚ I have identified two trends that have lasting influence on the United States of America (USA). The social trend that I will be addressing is the impact of young women to the America’s culture. After the World War 2 (WWII)‚ Americans referred to the decade of the 1920s as the Roaring Twenties because of a varied of factors which include rapid social change‚ impact of technology on domestic life and the changes in social values. Women started to have more social freedoms and young
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this period‚ the nation was on the road to success and prosperity due to new inventions and developments in industrialism. Many people saw a chance to join the wealth. They took all of their savings and invested into the stock market; however‚ they did not benefit from such a financial decision. The stock market crashed and left everyone devastated. The American people began to lose hope‚ considering all of their financial means were lost. Can you imagine being a poor farmer and losing everything
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awareness for the safety of pedestrians and other drivers. The need for laws regulating those able to drive and their behavior behind the wheel became of an increasing need. Yes‚ the automobiles did create some negative results‚ but it also greatly helped the progress of a growing modern America. He certainly did not create the first automobile but Henry Ford was a great influence in the "roaring twenties.” While contributing to consumerism Ford helped to build some new ideas and industries. With his
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The Great Depression All these changes affects the society in different ways .The Great Depression caused many people to destruct businesses and led the government to regulate the businesses and economic affairs. All this increased regulation led to the widespread belief that the government should promise or guarantee citizens a good life‚ and high employment. After the depression‚ many people no longer trusted employers to protect workers. As a result labor unions gained more members and grater
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CAC Global trade patterns and domestic economic affairs was significant to the world. It affects how well the country is running and makes it under control. Global trade patterns and domestic economic affairs has changed and continued in China from 500 to 1750. As time progressed‚ trade patterns and the economy became sophisticated and prominent. Many people began to depend and on the economic issues. Currency has changed into silver which became a huge demand. Today‚ the global trade patterns
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as the men who did them prior to the war (“Family” 1). The women realized that they were capable for these jobs and “were earning good money” (“Family” 2). After these jobs became available‚ women moved out of town to get a job and live on their own (“Family” 2). After moving to live on their own‚ “women experienced both social and economic independence” (“Family 2). As a result‚ woman alcoholism‚ criminal activity‚ birth rate‚ marriage rate‚ and divorce rate all went up (“Family” 2). This was due
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Korea was supported by America and was pro-capitalism. This caused tension between the Soviet Union and America once Stalin gave the go to North Korea. People soon called him crazy and paranoid because of his need for power. As he grew older‚ his health began to decline. He found an assassination plot and soon ordered the head of the secret police to start a new Communist Party. Before Joseph Stalin was able to give the go‚ he died of a heart attack on March 5‚ 1953. He left a mark of horror and
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1966-1968 1966-1968 was a time of a lot of change in America. Around this time the Civil Rights Movement was coming to an end. The legislation had been signed to ensure equality between white people and black people‚ but now the barriers were social. Black people still had less opportunities and were still subject to much racism in their everyday lives. Also around this time there was much protest regarding the Vietnam war. On March 26‚ 1966‚ over 200‚000 people gathered worldwide to protest
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Alexander Hamilton: first Secretary of the Treasury‚ Revolutionary War hero‚ and one of the most influential figures of the late 1700s. Even though Hamilton seems like an intelligent‚ wealthy‚ high ranking man‚ he did not start out that way. Hamilton wasn’t even born in the colonies‚ but he helped create the United States‚ and we still feel his impact today. Growing up‚ Alexander Hamilton lived an impoverished life and faced many hardships. His mother died and his father abandoned him‚ leaving
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the nations is southwest Asia in a couple of ways. Nationalism was emerging in southwest Asia as a major‚ major force. Nationalism wasn’t the only thing that was emerging though. It’s economy was starting to grow and take a new course that it never did before. In the industrialized countries‚ there was a demand for petroleum products. This demand brought the expiration for oil in Asia. The American and European companies were the ones who discovered oil. They found huge deposits in Saudi Arabia‚ Iraq
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