The collapse of the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge stunned everyone‚ especially engineers. How could the most "modern" suspension bridge‚ with the most advanced design‚ suffer catastrophic failure in a relatively light wind? The State of Washington‚ the insurance companies‚ and the United States government appointed boards of experts to investigate the collapse of the Narrows Bridge. The Federal Works Administration (FWA) appointed a 3-member panel of top-ranking engineers: Othmar Amman‚ Dr. Theodore
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All men and women are created equal. This was not the case in Southeast China in the years of 1940. The economy was based on the agricultural industry. Sons were better at working than the daughters because their bodies were built like that since they were born. They were able to erupt the economic growth for the Southeast China. During the 1940s in Southeast China‚ parents regarded that sons were more valuable than daughters because the sons were considered to be more productive than the daughters
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Modern Era: 1920-1940 During the 1920s‚ clothing styles officially entered the modern era of fashion design. During this decade‚ women began to liberate themselves from constricting clothes for the first time and openly embrace more comfortable styles like pants and short skirts. While popular fashions remained relatively conservative prior to 1925‚ short skirts‚ low waistlines‚ and revolutionary styles of the flapper era characterized the latter half of the decade (Hall 1992). Dresses were made
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demonstrated America’s early willingness to fight for the same goal as its allies: preservation of the status-quo. America primed itself for battle as it would launch into war at the first instance that victory seemed to be the German’s possession. As of 1940 the situation improved little. Even though war production in Britain increased‚ the nation still faltered in preparation and presented a bleak prospect to American observers. England’s loss and the collapse of
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The 1930s and 1940s are considered as radio’s “golden age”. During these decades radio was popular before the invention of another mass entertainment medium‚ television‚ in the 1950s. The invention of television was based on a complex of inventions and developments in electricity‚ telegraphy‚ photography and motion pictures‚ and radio. In fact‚ early television was often little more than radio with pictures. Television has been the greatest and most influential invention of the twentieth century
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It’s May 13‚ 1940. Hitler’s regime over Nazi Germany is spreading throughout western Europe. Churchill‚ the newly elected British Prime Minister‚ had the overwhelming task of rallying Britain and its allies together‚ inspiring a terrified public who feared for their lives and somehow defeat the Axis superpowers in war. He gave a speech to the Parliamentary House of Commons about his new government and ended up motivating the public to keep on fighting. Churchill responded most appropriately to conflict
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Marine Corps Weapons: 1940s and Today Brandon L. Newberry ENG 121 Benjamin Daw 6/11/2012 U.S. Marine Corps Weapons: 1940s and Today A lot of men see the differences in generations within the military‚ but few can see that early military formed everything in to the way the military is today. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the Marine infantryman’s basic weapons of the 1940s and today‚ to include the rifle‚ machine guns and anti-tank weapons. In the 1940s every U.S. Marine
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The Battle of Britain (1940) The Battle of Britain was a combat of the Second World War‚ in which the British Air Force‚ the Royal Air Force (RAF)‚ defended the Britain against the German Air Force‚ the Luftwaffe. The battle commenced on July 10‚ 1940 and ended on October 31‚ 1940. The battle was fought over southern England entirely in the air. The German’s aim for the battle was to gain air superiority over southern England and the English Channel by destroying the RAF and England’s aircraft
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We must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools” - Martin Luther King Jr. In America in the 1940’s Racial discrimination was a big issue that caused many conflicts throughout the years. African Americans had very little rights and were treated poorly by the rest of society. Society believed that the African Americans carried different diseases than them and that they violate every women they come across. The African Americans had lower paying labouring jobs with no
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U.S. HISTORY 1920 1940 During this time period of American history‚ the country could not have been more contrasting than from 1920 through 1940. The twenties were a period of fun‚ partying‚ and economic security hence the term "roaring twenties". While the nineteen thirties were known as the time of the "Great Depression." From 1920 to 1940 our country saw five presidents‚ the first flight around the world‚ the completion of the worlds largest dam‚ a depression‚ prohibition‚ women
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