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    the 1930’s and 1960s. Both of these two periods in time are interesting in their own ways. Also people usually think the 1960s were all about fun which wasn’t always true. In addition people think that a main event in the 30’s was the Great Depression which in fact is true but there’s more to the 30’s than most people think. There are many seminaries and differences in these two are fashion‚ inventions/technology‚ and music. Three similarities between them are the people involved during the time

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    The Hollywood studios’ systems in 1960 were very interesting because the Hollywood had to face the issue of its business structure changes. In 1960‚ the Hollywood studio systems had to change the strategies because of television and people’s demanding. In the 1950s‚ TV was invented‚ and most people bought it. Because of TV‚ many people began to stay home to watch movie instead of went to theater because TV companies got broadcasting rights from studios. In addition forging-films was imported by some

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    the most important are related to fashion‚ technology‚ school and work. In the 60’s fashion have many similarities but also 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 1960s put forth the emerge of unisex clothing such as denim jeans‚ which is worn by both male and female and

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    American citizens with disabilities began to join forces in the 1960s. They all saw the same problem; disabled people were not treated equally. Disabled and non-disabled people nationwide began to band together for the common cause demanding equal treatment‚ equal access‚ and equal opportunity for all. Although this movement began in the 1960s‚ nothing happened until 1990. In 1990‚ the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) expanded the freedoms and hopes of individuals with impairments through

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    power of words could drive Britain‚ one of the most powerful countries‚ to release their rule over India. He helped accomplish this by walking long marches protesting the wrongness of the Britain power over India. Just like Gandhi songwriters in the 1960s used the power of the word to help achieve their desired results. Instead of making lectures‚ they decided to write songs filled with symbolism and meaning with a direct message. These people wrote passionate songs fighting for their rights. If these

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    The 1960s were‚ in my opinion the most influential decade in the history of the world. Some people went from being preppy‚ well-kept human beings to turning into long-haired‚ earth- loving and careless people. When the citizens of today look back at the ‘60s‚ they think of one of the happiest decades their generation has ever seen if not the happiest they’ve ever went through. The “hippies” stressed that everybody be happy‚ calm and find peace through love and tolerance. This means that everybody

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    of USA. In October 1962 US spy planes identified nuclear missile sites being built in Cuba. Background: Cuba traditionally had a passive relationship with the USA. Batista who was president/dictator at the time was viewed as safeguard against communism by the USA‚ but when revolutionary Fidel Castro overthrew him in 1959 they became suspicious. Castro introduced socialist reforms and started trade negotiations with the Soviet Union. ‘At the height of the Cold War‚ the existence of a communist

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    The Space Race 1960s‚ 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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    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 1960s” (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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    America in 1950’s 1950’s was a period of economic‚ cultural‚ and technological growth. After the World War the nation found itself in the state of cold war with its rival Communist Soviet Union. Anti-communism became the unifying sentiment of the American people. Conservatives and materialism characterized this decade from 1950 to 1960. The manufacturing world was booming‚ and hence the people had before non-existed level of various choices on the market. This led to the booming in spending and

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