Despite the emergence of modern conservatism‚ the 1960s were a very liberal decade. The early years were very optimistic and president Kennedy even lowered taxes. President Johnson admired FDR and modeled his Great Society after the New Deal. One of the most important aspects of the Great Society was the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which gave African Americans more rights and freedoms by attempting to end discrimination. The rise of modern conservatism appeared in the wake of all the liberal reforms
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popular new pop songs that reflected the views of the American people toward their government and the dislike of the involvement of the Vietnam War. These songs and others played a huge part in influencing the American people in way never before. 1960s art was influenced by the desire to move into a modern age or future which the space race seemed to show. Major works by influential artists like Alexander Calder and Helen Frankenthaler showed a desire to escape from the status quo. Artists wanted
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Battle of Britain For residents of Southern England‚ 1940 was a horrific year. “ Citizens of London lived through the Blitz ” as the British Royal Air force (RAF) did their best to defend their country (Wawro‚ par. 1). The “ Germans had defeated France‚ Poland‚ and Czechoslovakia leaving the United Kingdom as the only country in their way of winning the war in Western Europe ” (Wawro par. 1). The Battle of Britain began on “July 10‚ 1940” (Wawro par. 1). This Battle was “an air conflict or
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the Brits: An Investigation of Hitler’s Defeat at the Battle of Britain By: Jake Pilla Global History II 11-28-07 In 1940‚ German planes flew over Britain in an attempt to take over the country and tear apart the enemy’s alliance. Britain was surprised by this attack‚ but countered by shooting down at least twenty planes of the Luftwaffe‚ the Nazi air force‚ during the initial attack. Hitler sent waves of planes into Britain every day‚ trying to lower British morale; however‚ he did not
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The Women’s liberation saw much change within the 1960s as women campaigned for equal pay for equal work within the workforce. These women came to be called "Labor Feminists" as they fought for their rights to be acknowledged within the workplace and were active members of unions. Different women’s trade unions worked to secure the rights for women within the work place and they were a critical part of the push that created the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This act made it so that women are now legally
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Immigration Family is a universal concept: everywhere we go we see happy families with excessive members or even those excited "soon-to-be" families with a newborn on the way. But what if I were to tell you that in 2008‚ out of these "soon-to-be"mothers "eight percent...we’re illegal aliens" (502)? Our founding fathers would encourage us to welcome these "aliens" as they had accepted those wanting to experience democracy and escape from tyrannical rule‚ however most U.S. "natives" nowadays would
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Esscia Swain AFA3104-011 M/W/F10:10-11:00am Immigration Immigration! What is immigration? Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. Is that not what has made America what it is today. In fact‚ there would be no America if not for immigration because everyone in the country is an immigrant or is directly descended from one. Even the oldest inhabitants‚ the Native Americans‚ emigrated from Asia. The rest of us come from all different places in the world. Countries
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Kristy Breitling-MUS 222 1960’s March 17th‚ 2013 Who has not heard of Woodstock or psychedelic music? What is it you think of when you hear of these? Free love‚ hippies‚ peace‚ and drugs. Well this was the end of the 60’s an era where musicians believed drugs gave them the ability to make their songs and how they sounded. This era came right after an era of civil rights movement‚ war and the world in an uneasy place for the population. In the First World‚ Rock ’n’ Roll‚ Pop music‚ Swing music
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empires ever created‚ and Great Britain’s in the early 1800’s was another of the best. During this time‚ many empires started expanding to make greater and more commanding kingdoms. Great Britain greatly grew in the 19th century. India‚ Asia and parts of Africa joined with them to help expand their territory. Britain used an imperialistic government‚ which was made to take over other areas of the world to gain power to add to their own empire. There were many different causes to British imperialism
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The 1970s were a tumultuous time. In some ways‚ the decade was a continuation of the 1960s. Women‚ African Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality‚ and many Americans joined the protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam. In other ways‚ however‚ the decade was a repudiation of the 1960s. A “New Right” mobilized in defense of political conservatism and traditional family roles‚ and the behavior of President Richard Nixon undermined many people’s
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