The changes and challenges of the 1950s made for a monumental impact on decades to come. The 1950’s were an era of prosperity‚ growth‚ and chaos in the United States; men were returning from World War 2 and many new babies were born. Consumer goods played an important role in middle-class life during the postwar era. The economy of the 1950’s saw major changes‚ which in turn transformed the lives of the American people. Significant movements‚ inventions‚ and discoveries changed American lives for
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During the era of the 1950’s‚ at the height of the Cold War‚ McCarthyism arose as a result of fear of the spread of communism in the United States. McCarthyism‚ named after Senator Joseph McCarthy‚ was a term which described the lack of evidence and false accusations used against people who were considered communists. Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible because he wanted to show how the relationship of McCarthyism in the 1950’s and McCarthyism in the witch trials during 1692 because the danger of people
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idea of “change” was most likely coming second to a lot of people. Many families just wanted their old lives back‚ the ones that were before the wars. That I believe held many people to be complacent at the end of the 1940’s and throughout the 1950’s. However‚ in the 1960’s and 1970’s a new generation had emerged. One
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created corporate expansion and jobs. Growth everywhere. The baby boom was underway... The purpose of this web and library guide is to help the user gain a broad understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of the fabulous fifties (1950s). In a very small way‚ this is a bibliographic essay. While there is no way we can link to everything‚ we have attempted to find areas of special interest and to select information that we hold dear today - ART & ARCHITECTURE: "Painting is a
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In the 1950s women were getting married incredibly young‚ having children‚ and becoming housewives. They woke up‚ fed and dressed their children‚ sent them to school‚ cleaned the house‚ went to club activities with their children‚ made dinner‚ then repeated it all the next day. Eventually‚ women started to feel that they were stuck in a glass cage. There was a whole world right outside their window‚ but they could not have any of it. They were told that being a housewife was everything they should
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Society and Identity Essay for the 1950’s Inaara Manji There were many changes in Canadian society following World War II. The 1970’s saw the growth of the largest population in the history of the world. With 6 million children being born‚ the “baby-boomer” generation would change Canada‚ as we know it. The rapid growth of the baby-boomer generation also led to the fact that women now had to look after their babies at home and also their husbands instead of working like they were during the World
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Before the 1950’s anxiety was mainly treated with barbiturates and meprobamate. However‚ these drugs have disadvantages linked to dependence and abuse. Consequently‚ there was a need for new medication with fewer side effects [1]. In the 1950’s‚ Sternbach‚ a chemist at Roche‚ started looking for a new anxiolytic. He started this process by using benzheptoxdiazines‚ molecules which he had previously worked with. He synthesised new compounds using his key product and secondary amines. After having
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Inventions In the 1950’s a lot of things were invented and things that may look like they were invented a couple of years back but the truth is that all the items list here were invented in the 1950’s. Starting in 1950 the very first credit card named (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider. Then in 1951 Super glue was invented and in the same year Power Steering AKA (steering) was invented by Francis W. Davis‚ and the first video tape recorder (VTR) invented by Charles Ginsburg. In 1952‚ people came
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Unilever strengthened its position in the world skin care market by acquiring Chesebrough-Ponds‚ the maker of Ragú‚ Pond’s‚ Aqua-Net‚ Cutex Nail Polish‚ and Vaseline. In 1989 Unilever bought Calvin Klein Cosmetics‚ Fabergé‚ and Elizabeth Arden‚ but the latter was later sold (in 2000) to FFI Fragrances. In 1996 Unilever purchased Helene Curtis Industries‚ giving the company "a powerful new presence in the United States shampoo and deodorant market".The purchase brought Unilever the Suave and Finesse
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Dove uses its website to target real women. In Dove’s ads‚ they use real women. They use women with stretch marks‚ tattoos‚ and women who don’t use a trainer daily like celebrities do. Dove targets all women of all ages. They want you to know you are beautiful no matter what. You don’t have to be model thin to be beautiful. They not only make products for women; Although I have never seen a man in a Dove ad‚ they do make products for them. Cover Girl’s target market targets young women in their
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