further foreign land-ownership. Large land-holdings were broken up and redistributed; an estimated 200‚000 peasants received title deeds. To Castro‚ this was an important step‚ that broke the control of the landowning class over Cuba’s agriculture; popular among the working class‚ it alienated many middle-class supporters. Castro appointed himself president of the National Tourist Industry‚ introducing unsuccessful measures to encourage African-American tourists to visit‚ advertising it as a tropical
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TITLE OF THE BOOK: “The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction” by Robert McMahon This review focuses on one of the themes of the course‚ Main Currents of Modern History OBJECTIVE: The aims of this book review are: 1. To understand about a conflict that spanned four and a half decades(1945-1990) and encompassed virtually the entire globe. 2. To gather the knowledge of how the world order was changed after the world wars and the transition into the cold war. 3. To study the rise and
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War & Art Bounded by the First World War‚ the period of 1920-1945 witnessed the hardships of the Great Depression and the destructive slide into political conflict. Throughout these dramatic times‚ during both the highs and the lows‚ artists responded to the world in which they lived in dramatic fashion. The events certainly had rippling effects upon all aspects of European life. In this time‚ artists and musicians had little choice but to react to the times to express their feelings and remain
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The Cold War was a period of time in which there was a rise in political and economic tension between the USA and the Soviet Union post World War 2. The purpose was to prevent the spread of communism and the domino theory.This event lasted from 1945 to 1985. The Cold war had a large effect on the United States domestic policy and American society. Things‚ people and events all played an effect on generations rapidly. One example of that had a large effect on the United States domestic policy and
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Culture can be viewed as the customs‚ arts and social interactions of a particular nation‚ people‚ or other social group (Yourdictionary.com‚ 2013) Popular culture is defined as “Cultural activities or commercial products reflecting‚ suited to‚ or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.” (Dictionary.com‚ 2013) Three major trends in popular American culture would be: Social networking‚ reality television‚ and technology. Social networking has changed how we do communicate‚ think and live
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Popular culture is a vital component in the story of humanity where history warrants exploration. Human experience is hard to define without the many facets of human behaviour‚ revealed from popular culture‚ throughout history. “Having a fair go” and the great outdoors are pivotal aspects in the formation of what is define as Australian popular culture. Australia also defines itself by its Aboriginal heritage‚ innovative ideas and a thriving arts scene. But it is never mentioned or included how the
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How did the Vietnam War affect domestic politics and policies? How did it help weaken the dominant political philosophy of the 1960s? The involvement of the United States in the war in Vietnam had a very negative impact on the domestic political programs that were proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The war in Vietnam cost an incredible amount of money since no equivalent funds were returning to the country. In addition‚ military expenses‚ combined with domestic social costs‚ created budget
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thing that was happening in the 60s the Vietnam war and the Civil war was going on also racism was going on at the time to. Sports were a popular thing during the 60s there was baseball‚ football‚ and track was going on but there was other things going on with 1960 through 1969. The Vietnam War and Civil Rights were going on in the 1960s. The Vietnam War was the longest war in United States history. Promises and
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Popular Culture & High Culture Popular culture is the culture that prevails in a modern society‚ adopted and appealing to large masses of people‚ normally the middle class citizens. Culture consists of the customs and civilizations of a particular group. Popular culture means that arte facts and styles of human expression develop from the creativity of ordinary people‚ and circulate among people according to their interests‚ preferences‚ and tastes. Popular culture is an ever-changing phenomenon
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Muslims converted the Africans and Europeans with their beliefs in Islam‚ thus removing the old pagan and Christian faiths. Thus‚ Muslims have effected and influenced African and European culture in three striking manners‚ culturally‚ scientifically‚ and religiously. Socially‚ Muslims have had a profound affect on both Europe and Africa. The Muslims brought with them much of their lifestyle‚ such as their art. They resurrected mosques and unique types of architecture two these two continents.
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