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    The 1950s was a time of rock-and-roll and poodle skirts. Although‚ it wasn’t all fun and games. Global events such as the treaty with Japan‚ the bus boycott‚ and the Korean War occurred during the 1950s era. Sputnik was also launched in this period‚ along with the invention of the color television and remote control. Plus‚ a vaccine for polio was created. Film stars and some musicians were big the time‚ too. Don’t forget‚ the ‘50’s had its’ own style of clothing. On September 1‚ 1939‚ the start

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    Describe the 1950s in America. To what extent was this an era of hope? For whom? Why? I) Referred to as Affluent Society or “golden age”. American idea of freedom was economic abundance. This was a time of prosperity for the middle class (60% of Americans). Between 1946-1960‚ American gross national product more than doubled. The Cold War fueled industrial production. This lead to an increase in wages and more jobs. II) American Standard of living increased. Former luxuries became

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    The 1950s and the 1960’s and the American Woman : the transition from the ”housewife” to the feminist Vanessa Martins Lamb To cite this version: Vanessa Martins Lamb. The 1950s and the 1960’s and the American Woman : the transition from the ”housewife” to the feminist. 2011‚ pp.106. <dumas-00680821> HAL Id: dumas-00680821 http://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-00680821 Submitted on 2 Apr 2012 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents

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    Family Life In The 1950's

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    Within the 1950s the prevalent family was a two parent family‚ both mother and father. In this duration separate families were unprecedented proximately as in the event that it was illicit to be discrete. It felt this way since the way society was‚ numerous didn’t require the mortification of being dissevered and mainly women were perplexed to induce disunited. You were anticipated to induce hitched and remain hitched no matter how hopeless life was for you‚ since separate was an ignominiously. Back

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    Racism Racism has always been strong in America‚ but in the 1950s there was more to be concerned about. There were laws for African Americans that would make them not as equal as whites. African Americans were only allowed to use their own bathrooms‚ school’s‚ water fountains‚ hospitals and busses. Racism in the 1950s was far aggressive with segregation and violence from today. Many African Americans lost family members during this time period. Many were adults but there were still children.

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    GBMT403: Cross-Cultural Communication and Negotiation in Business Explore Popular Culture Assignment Student name: Frank‚ Hon Ho Nam (B-B1-0314-3)‚ University of Macau 1. Basic information about the movie The Hurricane Directed by Norman Jewison Produced by Norman Jewison Marc Abraham Armyan Bernstein Thomas Bliss John Ketcham Screenplay by Armyan Bernstein Dan Gordon Based on Lazarus and the Hurricane(Sam Chaiton & Terry Swinton) The Sixteenth Round(Rubin "Hurricane" Carter)

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    Before the 1950s 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 1950s‚ 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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    Why did the drastic change in American cars between the 50’s and the 60s come about? INTRO            Brit Spears offered the following reflection on the significance of the 1964 Ford Mustang in Wired magazine“The two Ford execs saw a vast market literally rolling before their eyes‚ and‚ according to legend‚ the notion of a sports car with a back seat was one of those ‘ah-hah’ moments.”[i]The 1964 Ford Mustang was a ground breaking design in automotive

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    Equal Rights In The 60's

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    four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.” (I have a dream speech) The Civil Rights Movement was a very big issue in the 60s that many people were involved in it. One of the biggest leaders was MLK‚ who delivered the famous “I have a dream..” speech that rallied everyone that was protesting that day. Malcolm X was a leader

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    to their traditional vocation in “home making”. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960’s women were expected to either stay at home or work in underpaid “women’s jobs”. Women’s wages were significantly less in comparison to the wages awarded to men who performed the same task. The Commonwealth Arbitration Court ruled in 1949‚ that a women’s basic wage should be set at 75% of the male rate. This was the practice throughout the 1950s when there was a large growth in the textiles‚ clothing‚ footwear

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