celebrated on April 22‚ on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. “Earth day is every day”‚ as the saying goes‚ but it is acknowledged and celebrated every year on April 22nd. Earth Day’s history is rooted in 1960’s activism. Earth issues where the least of the government’s concern during this time and this angered Senator Gaylord Nelson. By 1969‚ Nelson had an idea of environmental protest modeled after anti-Vietnam war demonstrations. On April 22‚ 1969‚ Senator
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some aggravation between the two superpowers over things such as the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War‚ during the early 1960s tensions between the two rose even higher. President Kennedy put in a policy of being more flexible when it came to discussions with the Soviets‚ allowing him to resolve the crises. The three largest tensions between America and the Soviets in the early 1960s were the Berlin Wall‚ the space race‚ and Cuban
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segregation was unconstitutional‚ blacks still faced many discriminatory laws and attitudes‚ especially in the South. At the beginning of the 1960s‚ the goal of the Civil Rights Movement‚ led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ was to end legal segregation and to integrate society. His strategy to achieve these goals was non-violent protest. By the end of the 1960s‚ the Civil Rights Movement moved from integration to black separatism‚ and the strategy of the movement changed from non-violent methods to a
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Final exam‚ Question #2 For the first time in American history‚ in the 1960’s‚ a large group of people of all ages and races came together to challenge the traditional institutions and values in society. Youth‚ women’s‚ men and ethnic minorities caused the development of the counter culture. This movement was caused by a lot of factors. Many important events from this era shaped the way Americans viewed life. Everyone who was unhappy with what was going on around them took part in this social
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There are many factors that have contributed to the changes that occurred in young peoples’ lives during the 1950s and the 1960. During these period factors such as family time and roles all made bigger changes then imaginable. During this time‚ the meaning of a teenager was became widely known as young people aged fifteen up into their early twenties. Firstly‚ in 1950s family life was a huge factor that changed. In the early 1970s‚ most teenagers would’ve been identical younger versions of their
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that there could be a moral change. A study compared the morals of American people between years 1960 and 1980 shows that in the year 1980 ‚ 78 percent of young people do not have a sense of right and wrong‚ and 46 percent in 1960. 71 percent in 1980 do not lead lives as honest and moral‚ and 52 percent in 1960. 87 percent in 1980 believe that homosexuals should have equal rights‚ and 56 percent in 1960. 75 percent
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The Taiwanese Development Model Since 1960 According to Thomas Gold Taiwan offers a text book case of an elite-led revolution leading to social transformation. The stability of hard authoritarianism of the Taiwanese government laid the groundwork for Taiwanese development. The KMT’s cohesiveness and political domination plus the economic development aid supplied by the United States also helped to provide good conditions for Taiwanese growth in the beginning. Once the KMT gained control
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The women rights movement did not begin in the 1960s which is widely misunderstood by many. However‚ what transpired in 1960s may be termed as the second innings of the women rights movement‚ which was fuelled by the turbulent events of that decade. It was during this decade that famous legislations were passed which included the likes
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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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Throughout the 1960s‚ African Americans made exceptional gains. There cause came to be known as the Civil Rights Movement. The term Civil Rights Movement encompasses strategies‚ groups‚ and movements in the united States contained goals to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and the 1960s was a time when African Americans first began to fight against segregation in the South leading to the nationwide battle for economic equality
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