their role in providing for their country and everyone was on the look out for a communist. When a person swayed from the norm they were looked at as a threat. Everyone was on the look out for a communist and the bomb could drop at any minute‚ and the effect of this was mass conformity. No one wanted to be different because if they did they risked losing friends and being accused of being an enemy of the country. The source of the conformity and the fear came from the government trying to rush the
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Fashion trends are a reflection and a response to the culture that birthed it. The nineteen-eighties‚ America was in a turbulent state filled with changing norms and controversy. Many nineteen-eighties fashion trends and styles sprung from a desire for something different. Social and cultural movements in Western countries allowed groups of people such as women‚ professionals‚ and athletes to develop their identities through fashion. During the eighties‚ clothing became bigger and bolder‚ sparing
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Progressive Era Reforms From 1900-1920‚ there was an era of reform by progressives‚ and the federal government brought reforms at the national level. This time was very successful in bringing reform at a national level. There were three major groups of reforms‚ Social reforms‚ Economic reforms‚ and political reforms. Socially‚ Women’s suffrage‚ and meat inspection. Economically‚ Trust Busting‚ Income tax and The Federal Reserve Act. Politically‚ the direct election of Senators with the the
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The Roaring 20´s earned its namesake for the prosperity and lively culture which ran rampant. Life was bigger‚ it was better and it seemed like there was no stopping progress. The soaring economy introduced an a culture of excess and consumerism that hadn´t been witnessed before. Women´s role in society went through a transformation from housewife to working women. African Americans were given their chance to revel in their art‚ literature and philosophy while attending the Harlem renaissance. Despite
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Prejudice: 1950’s and 60’s The story of African Americans dealing with racism and oppression during the 1950’s and 60’s is not a story unheard by anyone. It is a common story that we hear early in life. It was a real life event that many African Americans had to deal with for many years‚ and still do today. This was and is no way for anyone to live‚ and African Americans knew it was time for them to be treated like human beings. Many events led up to the Civil Rights movement‚ including the story
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promoted and sold but did not provide the desired aid for the illness. In the 1920s‚ scientists and doctors researched and discovered treatments and drugs to treat diseases and sicknesses‚ such as opiates‚ penicillin‚ insulin‚ and amphetamine. Newly discovered medical cures were evidently well trusted and popular because of their authenticity and legitimacy in reliability. Even though
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Background Information on 1920’s and 1930’s America 1. What was the Great War‚ how did it begin‚ and how long did it last? Which countries were involved? World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was fought between 1914 and 1918‚ and it set the stage for politics‚ culture‚ and economics in the twentieth century. Serbia and other Balkan states gained their independence in 1878 after nearly five hundred years of Ottoman rule. Nations from both alliances wanted to increase their influence over the
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What Caused Secession? Before the Civil War began in 1861‚ there were major factors that led to the secession of the southern states. These factors affected the people of America tremendously due to slavery and racial segregation. Three significant factors that led the eleven southern states to secede from the Union were abolitionists (Doc. 5)‚ Kansa-Nebraska Act‚ and the election of 1860 (Doc. 1). During the period of slave existence‚ abolitionists began to rebel against the situation (Doc
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The landing of white man in Australia caused havoc for the first Aboriginal inhabitants of the land. For years the white society pushed and shoved the aboriginal culture and traditions out. Many of the universal declaration human rights were breached and ignored against the aboriginal people. One of the worst crimes that has stained Australia’s history would be the “Stolen generation” this disgraceful event caused many social and physical problems for the children who were kidnapped. The policy
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What it is- The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that began in the fall of 1929 and did not end in many places until the Second World War. It was triggered in large part by a sudden crash of the American stock market on October 29‚ a day widely known as Black Tuesday. In Newfoundland and Labrador‚ a number of factors contributed to the country’s financial troubles (Started in the 1920’s). The 1920s- Throughout the 1920’s‚ new industries and new methods of production led to great
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