INDUS WATER TREATY OF 1960 by William H. Thompson [February 2013] The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960 is an example of a mutually beneficial conflict or‚ as Kriesberg and Dayton would define it‚ a constructive conflict. Born of the dissolution of the British Crown Colony of India in 1947‚ the treaty recognized the mutual needs of India and Pakistan‚ and the necessity of ensuring continuing access to the waters of the Indus River System for both nations. Although the
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Introduction During the 1960’s‚ there was a significant disparity between the amount of minority and female representation in the workforce versus the amount in the American population. In an attempt to correct this disparity‚ President John F. Kennedy enacts Executive Order 10925 which causes for an aggressive hiring of minorities by the federal government (Chrisman‚ 2013). Consequently‚ over-time‚ the civil rights movement as well as current laws and Supreme Court decisions greatly expand the
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Imagine that you are an African American living in the south during the 1960’s. During this time segregation would have been a daily problem for you. Segregation is when people are separated based on things like gender‚ race‚ or skin color. In the United States‚ from the end of the Civil War until 1964‚ people were separated by race. For example‚ white and black people could not attend the same schools‚ go to the same pools‚ movie theaters‚ or restaurants together and they could not use the same
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The Election of 1960 The United States presidential election of 1960‚ also known as the first modern election‚ made a significant mark in history. The election was held during a very important time‚ the Civil Rights Movement. This election John Fitzgerald Kennedy‚ Democratic presidential candidate‚ changed the way candidates campaigned. Kennedy’s campaigning skills outshined Nixon’s. He used every type of media coverage to get the word out that he was running. Also‚ Joe Kennedy‚ John F. Kennedy’s
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The 1960s was not such a great time in the United States. There was a pointless war across the pacific‚ with thousands of Americans dying each year. Also there were problems on the homeland‚ African-Americans were not getting treated right‚ politicians were corrupt‚ and many people were not happy the way America was moving forward. Music had a big impact on this movement. There are two songs that tried to make people use physical force to stop the corruption of the government. The first song
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The Sixties In all of American history‚ one decade‚ the 1960s‚ would prove to challenge “the norm” on many fronts‚ the likes of which hasn’t been seen since. Woodstock‚ the Civil Rights Movement‚ the Sexual Revolution‚ the Space Race‚ and the Vietnam War were all iconic moments in American history that grace the pages of children’s history books still today. With so many moving parts in the political and cultural atmosphere‚ it is hard to digest the impact of these movements in only a seven-hour
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Although it is still a problem in society today‚ it differs from racism in history. Despite efforts to end racism in the Unites States‚ the number of violent acts and incidents of discrimination (in society‚ workplace‚ and
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The era of 1960 marked tremendous occurrences that shaped the world either for the good or worse. During this period‚ many social injustices in various countries were experienced in different countries where some leaders were detained‚ assassinated or socially insulted. In was in this era where most African countries gained their independence through struggle and‚ as a result‚ massive killings were witnessed .scrambling and partitioning of Africa and some other parts of the entire world was seen
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The 1960’s 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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Has the American dream changed from what it used to be in the 1960’s? In the 1960’s the American dream was gaining equal rights for women and people of minority races. During that time Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King jr. gave a speech simply stating that people who have been neglected rights that were clearly stated in the Declaration of Independence saying‚ "that all men are created equal..." The very act of taking away rights from men of color and women in general goes against that declaration
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