Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns Increase in Employment Population Shifts Increase in College Attendance Civil Rights Movement Arms Race Begins / Technology Breakthroughs Television / Rock and Roll Section 2: Political Conditions / Concerns Harry Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Korean War McCarthyism Space Race Dangers of the Garrison State Section 3: Economic Conditions / Concerns Inflation Balance of Trade Federal Reserve Board Policies Eisenhower’s Administration Policies
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I n the 1930’s the farming was a big boom‚ but as more people came the less and less the nutrients was taken out of the soil. The dust bowl was also known as “the Dirty Thirties” before all the migrants moved to the states the soil was rich and full of nutrients‚ but the states didn’t get much rain to keep the land fertilized. As soon as the immigrants moved they started to plant right away and the soil went from rich and full of nutrients to poor soil and the nutrients were all gone. So the
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s Case Study: Marks and Spencer Where now for an icon of British retailing? History and background Early history Marks and Spencer (M&S) was founded by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in 1884 - he called his business ’penny bazaars’ with signs reading "Don’t ask the price‚ it’s a penny" (the forerunner of stores like Poundland today?) The company went public in the 1920’s and by the 1970’s M&S had established itself as a British institution with locations in every major town and
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armed forces. In 1954‚ the Plessey decision of 1896‚ which created two societies‚ one for whites and one for blacks‚ was overturned in the case of Brown v. Board of Education‚ creating integrated schools (894). Although the Supreme Court ruled that official school segregation was unconstitutional‚ blacks still faced many discriminatory laws and attitudes‚ especially in the South. At the beginning of the 1960s‚ the goal of the Civil Rights Movement‚ led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ was to end legal
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final draft Equal right for marriage The American dream is one of freedom and equality. It’s supposed to be branded in the hearts of every United States citizen however‚ when it comes to homosexuals‚ citizens of the United States wake up and the dream is demolished. Same-sex marriage is the most conflicting issue in the currently society. Marriage is basically a private matter and a fundamental human right‚ so people should have the right to decide with whom they marry‚ not
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The equal opportunity and anti-discrimination Legislation (Policy & Procedure) -This is a National/State law that requires employers to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the workplace is free from discrimination and harassment for staff‚ customers‚ tenants and those under their care. -Discrimination can be age related‚ gender related‚ religious related‚ sexual preference‚ physical appearance‚ etc. -The equal opportunity and anti-discrimination act supports a workplace that accepts cultural
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previously imagined‚ the Civil Rights Movement sought to gain for African Americans the same freedoms that had been the status quo for the nation’s white citizens for decades. The 1950s had been a decade hell-bent on various societal characteristics: conformity‚ financial success‚ and material excess. However‚ many of the kids that grew up in this society grew to hate it‚ with its promotion of the corporate rat-race mentality and devaluation of sincere human relationships. Because colleges‚ once beacons
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Homeownership an Equal Opportunity Goal?”‚ written by Martha Graham Viator and Sara Halper. Within this article it discusses how history with high school students can be frustrating and can have no apparent relevance to them because it doesn’t effect there lives. Once‚ the idea of the american dream is brought into the picture it makes it easier for students to explore american history. Along with students idea that the american dream is homeownership and along with another dream being to have equal opportunity
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for an equal rights amendment did not come about until the middle part of the twentieth century. An amendment was proposed after World War II in an attempt to gain equality between men and women. Often times‚ women were viewed as weaker and inferior to the male sex. Women’s rights groups were formed to prevent people from discriminating against women. These groups not only believed that women should be better treated by men‚ but they believed women should have the same legal opportunities. Also‚
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Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. Task A- Short Answer Questions Ai) Imagine you are a newly appointed supervisor/manager within your service. You need to update your staff handbook to reflect current employment law. Identify three different sources of information you could use to enable you to do this. (3 marks) * The Government website www.gov.uk is one source of information that could be used. It has information
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