the 1970’s caucasian women couldn’t get credit cards if they were single. If they were married it was requested that they get one in their husband’s names‚ along with not being allowed to vote‚ and considered only good for house work these women were also considered privileged by black women. As a negro‚ which was the then addressed title for someone of color‚ there were many key factors in realizing the hierarchy of America during the 1970’s. It was an understood rank that put white American men on
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suffrage was a difficult topic in the late 1800’s early 1900’s because women wanted to have a voice in their community while men thought that women were weak and should be silenced. Woman fought for their rights‚ impacting everyone globally and showing men that they had a strong opinion and wouldn’t be silenced even if the consequences meant getting arrested or being deported. Many people were against women’s suffrage because they believed that women should be the ones who should stay at home and
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the Hard Times Even during the “Hard Times” and wartime‚ people still needed to be entertained to pass the time and find enjoyment. The people of the 1930’s were no exception. They enjoyed many kinds of entertainment especially if they could do them inexpensively. Some of their favorite pass-times were film‚ radio and print. Film of the 1930’s was labeled “The Golden Age of Hollywood.” Movies were being made with sound and color‚ new genres included gangster‚ musicals‚ news reporting‚ historical
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people think and act but when the 1950´s arrived music played even a greater role in people’s lifestyle and as the decades went on music kept becoming more and more popular and it is now one of the biggest industries and influences in the world. Music doesn’t only changes people´s mood. It goes beyond that‚ Music reflects society on a much deeper level because it mirrors the attitudes of its time. Society is constantly changing and the world we live in today is very different that 50 years ago‚ this
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America had the most media‚ the cheapest media‚ and the freest media by the 1840’s. Communication through the media was vital to America in the early 1800’s because‚ as a democratic nation‚ the people needed to be well informed about their system of government. Following the American Revolution‚ the United States stayed from their traditional English ideas involving the relationship between the state and the people. Unlike Great Britain’s selective press and seditious libel laws‚ information and
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In the rather controversial novel American Slavery American Freedom‚ Edmund S. Morgan addresses the paradox that not many Americans are aware of which is “the marriage of slavery and freedom” in American history. What Morgan makes a point of showing is that around the time of 1624 the colonists and Indians were still having problems dating back into the times of the Roanoke colony. In this time the colonists time did not believe that the Indians were capable of doing simple tasks‚ let alone being
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In the 1920’s blue’s classic Ain’t no tellin’‚ blues artist Mississippi John Hurt displays his situation detailing what maybe perhaps his life on the road as a blues artist travelling and performing at different venues throughout a few parts of the country. In attempts to decipher the lyrics‚ I imagined myself in the 1920’s going through rough times perhaps even being slaved but then gaining an opportunity to travel on the road and perform. Personally because I would feel ever so wanderlust and
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Hollywood in the 1930’s The film industry was a big source of entertainment in the 1930’s. During the Great Depression‚ spending money on entertainment wasn’t reasonable for people. Audiences always looked for "light-hearted screwballs" that would make them forget their troubles for some time (Hollywood and the Film Industry). In the 1930’s‚ Hollywood movie studios were having trouble financing the transition from silent to talking pictures due to the stock market crash 1929. The movie industry
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The 1930’s was a really hard time for many people; it was considered the Great Depression. But for radio it was the Golden Age. The radio was a great diversion from the terrible economy. Not only was radio a great source of entertainment‚ but it also provided relief from the depression and connected the home front with the war. There were many different “shows” broadcasted on the radio‚ there was a vast category of genres‚ such as drama (soap operas)‚ action/adventure‚ and comedies. It wasn’t just
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relaxed. The decade after the war was one of improvement for many Americans. Industries were still standing in America; they were actually richer and more powerful than before World War I. So what was so different in the 1930’s? The Great Depression replaced those carefree years into ones of turmoil and despair. The decade after the First World War saw tremendous change. Progressivism was a leading factor of World War I and in the 1920’s the evidence can be seen. Industries were making their products
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