Home Appliances After years of rationing and shortages‚ the 1950s were a period of economic prosperity‚ high employment and great technological development. Many returned servicemen got married‚ established homes and raised families. During this period‚ Australians enthusiastically adorned their homes with a dazzling range of new domestic appliances. Hire-purchase schemes allowed people to take products home and pay for them in instalments. During the 1950s‚ the role of women was generally considered
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• The Koreans left their homeland because they were being oppressed by the Japanese. • The first wave of Korean immigrant to Hawaii which was an American colony. There experience in Hawaii was better than the other entire immigrant group because at the time Hawaii was still mostly Hawaiian and not Americans. So they were treated fairly and were paid 75-95 cents a day comparing to the Irish‚ who made 1 dollar a week. • Life as an immigrant was the Korean immigrant working for an sugar plantation
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The Great Recession was a worldwide economic decline that occurred around the end of the 2000s. The International Monetary Fund concluded that the Great Recession was the worst global recession since World War II (Davis‚ 2009). The exact timing of the recession is up for debate. However‚ the United States says that the recession began in December 2007 and last until June of 2009 (NBER‚ 2015). What is certain is that the Great Recession was due to a number of faulty monetary policies from across
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matter to which country one belong to‚ it is seen that every second person you come across is being said to be a victim of the dreadful recession. This tsunami like waves of recession have affected almost all the nations of the world from India‚ to America‚ to Australia or for the matter of fact it has even affected Canada to some extent. The worst part of recession that many may lose their jobs or need to shut down a well running business‚ it could also create a situation where people could find ii
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Which was more important in developing the Cold War‚ the Berlin Crisis or the Korean War? The Berlin Blockade and airlift were important for the development of the Cold war because it was one of the first crises which happened during the Cold War. The Berlin Blockade changed many people’s lives in West Berlin as the Soviets had blocked food supplies‚ energy supplies and gas to West Berlin by closing all roads and railways. This lead to the USA and Britain having to supply West Berlin by sending
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Korea: Rebirth of Limited War How did miscalculations contribute to the outbreak of the Korean War? Miscalculations of opposing sides are very often what lead to conflict. In fact‚ if opponents could accurately predict the actions of the others‚ conflict would be increasing avoidable as it is often the lease desired alternative. In the case of the Korean War‚ each of the involved countries made miscalculations of commitment which lead to the outbreak of the Korean War. In 1949 the United States
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Running head: GROWING PAINS Assignment #1 America’s Post-Civil War Growing Pains INTRODUCTION The period being covered in this presentation is the Civil War and its growing pains following the Civil War. Things to be explored will be the turning points in American history along with historical events after the Civil War‚ segregation and it’s shaping of American history‚ changes in attitudes‚ and the life of an American along with the laws passed to discriminate
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The Post-Civil War era of urbanization in the United States created a number of improvements and positive results that outweighed the negative aspects of the time. The country witnessed an increase in population‚ a better public school system‚ and increased social reform movements. During urbanization‚ the population of the United States rose. In 1860‚ none of America’s cities had a million citizens but by 1890‚ New York‚ Chicago‚ and Philadelphia all had more than one million inhabitants. With
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If i had to choose to travel to one place‚ it would be Vietnam. Vietnam is my beloved country which is located in the South East Asia. The country is not big compared to the other countries‚ but Vietnam has its very own unique traditions and cultures for it to stand out to the world. I love Vietname because it is my beloved home town‚ which is filled with alot beautiful sightseeings‚ amazing foods‚ and hospitable people. Everyone has their home town and nationality. I am personally proud
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The importance of consumer lending became obvious during the Great Recession. One key factor of the Great Recession was due to the increase subprime and near-prime lending which was further aggravated by the securitization of these loans. The Financial Crisis of 2008 followed similar trends to other crisis (Demyanyk & Van Hemert‚ 2011). First‚ there was an evident boom in the subprime mortgage market. Second‚ a bust occurred in 2007 which is signaled by house foreclosures‚ high delinquencies and
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