of the economy to military races. Employment increased from 54 million in 1940 to 64 million in 1945. In December 1921‚ the Fed lowered its discount rate to 4.5% and a long period of economic growth began in the 1920s (Roaring
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Science & Technology in The 1950s Easier Business Dealings Ever since the credit card was invented‚ the transactions were much easier compared to the pass as a swipe of the card would settle up the large payment instead of bringing large amount of cash which would have risk of getting rob. A credit card is a small plastic card which will be issued to the users as a system of payment in transactions. In 1950‚ the concept of using the same card for various payments was found out by Ralph Schneider
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Klan of the 1920’s The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was notorious for their hatred towards African Americans and their proclamation of white supremacy. They were known as the invisible empire and for their symbols of intimidation‚ which included white cloaks with hoods‚ and burning crosses. The KKK was depicted as an organization which was mostly active in the southern Confederate states and targeted African Americans. It originally died out in the late 1860s‚ but The Klan rose again in the 1920’s because of
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Many things about American society have changed in the past sixty years. The 1960’s were a time of counterculture‚ and many people rebelled against what had been socially normal in years past. Today‚ Americans still fight and rebel for what they believe in‚ but perhaps not on such a large scale as in the 60’s‚ and now for somewhat different causes. In some ways‚ the social norms of the 1960’s are still similar today; during the 60’s‚ birth control became popular‚ drug use was very common‚ and people
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The halo effect was initially portrayed in the 1920s by psychologist Edward Thorndike. It is a sort of cognitive bias in which an observer’s general impression of a person influences how we feel and think about that substance’s character. Also‚ it works in both positive and negative direction. For instance‚ if we like one aspect of something‚ we will have a positive predisposition toward it‚ and vice versa to if we dislike‚ we will have a negative predisposition. In addition‚ the halo effect may
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The Hittites and the United States of America have a lot of differences and similarities. For instance‚ in the land of the Hittites‚ there were hot summers and cold winters with lots of snow. Most of the U.S. has similar weather patterns‚ while places like Florida and Hawaii has tropical weather‚ and Alaska has arctic weather. However‚ weather is only one of the many things that the land of the Hittite and the U‚S‚ have many similarities and differences to. Like the U.S.‚ the Hittites kept of the
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The Rock music era affected society in more negative ways than positive ones. Rock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1950’s. It gained its origins from rhythm and blues‚ jazz and rock and roll. The exact date of the birth of Rock music is difficult to determine .It was said that no one planned the Internet‚ but it was conceived and then it took over the world. The same can be said for Rock music (Dister‚ 19). Few would dispute that rock music owes most of it
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Science and technology in the 1950s During the 1950s‚ science and technology were improved with the cooperation between the scientists and the U.S. government. In the light of the science and technology‚ people have the power to raise their knowledge. However‚ in the 1950s‚ some of the researches and investigations were classified as top secret‚ and remained unknown to the public for many years‚ now Americans can see its repercussions in the world today. Making hydrogen bomb and the discovery of
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thought about the 60’s and how it might have been better than today’s society? If so there are many reasons why it is and why it is not. In the 60’s kids were outside with their friends more. Also today kids are smarter and know how to work a lot of things but are inside for too long. In the 60’s most of the families were family oriented. They were because at dinner they would all sit at the table with each other. Also they would do a lot more things together. In today’s society during dinner the
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turn around that is almost unbelievable to study. Criminals have gone from cruel and harsh punishment to obtaining on bail or just pay a fine for their crimes. In modern times‚ society is use to see criminals paying for their crimes in prison doing two years‚ 10 years‚ and sometimes life. The Prison system is very modern compare to the old punishment criminals use to obtain. Physical punishment was use back in history as well as corporal punishment and capital punishment. Laws have change within time
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