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    ------------------------------------------To what extent did the creation of a woman’s voice in the 1960’s/1970’s changed the course of history? due to an immense amount of persistence and fight. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Women throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s indeed changed the course of history through their persistence and fighting spirit. This was mostly

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    consequence of the activism that occurred during the 1960’s‚ it changed the tone as far as politics was concerned for a good many of groups of people (Schultz 2014). What it changed was the attitude of how people thought or identified with politics and politicians concerning themselves or their cliques. Whereas before the 1960’s the general consensus was to vote accordingly as to what was for the good of the nation as a whole. The reason historians blame the 1970’s for this type of self-centeredness is

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    Race Issues in America (1929-1990) Slavery was abolished in 1863‚ but black people were still treated in substandard and inhuman ways by Southerners who agreed on freeing the blacks from slavery‚ giving them equal rights and allowing them to vote after losing against the North States in the American Civil War. And that obviously caused tension in the southern states because the relied mostly on black people (recent slaves) to work on and maintain their cotton and tobacco plantations. However

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    the 1970 Cyclone (Nov 12-13) with cyclonic surge of 3.05m to 10.6m high with wind speed of 222 km/h occurred during high tide causing most appalling natural disaster claiming 0.3 million human lives. On the 29 April 1991 a devastating cyclone hit Chittagong‚ Cox’s Bazar‚ Barisal‚ Noakhali‚ Patuakhali‚ Barguna and Khulna along with tidal bore of 5-8m high with wind speed of 240 km/h which killed 150‚000 human beings‚ 70‚000 cattlehead‚ and the total loss was about Tk 60 billion. [HS Mozaddad Faruque]

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    History Matric Notes. The Cuban Missile Crisis. This was the most serious crisis between the USA and USSR in the history of the Cold War. Cuba was a communist country only 90 miles off the coast of USA. In October 1962 US spy planes identified nuclear missile sites being built in Cuba. Background: Cuba traditionally had a passive relationship with the USA. Batista who was president/dictator at the time was viewed as safeguard against communism by the USA‚ but when revolutionary Fidel Castro overthrew

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    An Oveview of the 1960s

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    Overview of the 1960s The 60s included all of the following: 1. Civil Rights Movement: From MLK to Black Power 2. Several Cold War foreign policy crises. 3. The Assassination of JFK‚ MLK‚ Malcolm X‚ RFK 4. Vietnam Conflict‚ Civil Unrest & the Woodstock Generation There were 3 presidents in the 60s: 1. John Kennedy: 1961 - 1963 2. Lyndon Johnson: 1964 – 1968 3. Richard Nixon: 1969 – 1974 The decade that began with the election of the youngest president and the quote

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    The 1970s were times of chaotic events held over from the chaos of the 1960s. The 70s brought Americans an end to the Vietnam War and a change in the political and social perspectives‚ another presidency term with Richard M. Nixon‚ and his policies of engagement‚ and the Watergate scandal‚ leading to the first resignation of an American President. The end of the Vietnam War led to political and social fallout around the globe‚ especially in America. All of the chaos of the 1970s also led Americans

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    including the moon landing‚ the lives of many Americans were at an all time high of delight. But‚ throughout the 1970s and 80s‚ that confidence and delight had begun to chip away. The birth rate from 1960 to 1975 had decreased by over 50%‚ possibly due to the loss in confidence‚ while the unemployment rate had practically risen by 55%. Due to the domestic and foreign crises of this time‚ America had plummeted into an era of malaise. With a perceived loss in American moral‚ there were many negative domestic

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    1970s in fashion From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (February 2012) In 1971 hot pants and bell-bottomed trousers were popular fashion trends 1970s fashion‚ which began with a continuation of the mini skirts‚ bell-bottoms and the androgynous hippie look from the late 1960s‚ was soon sharply characterized by several distinct

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    Charges of gender‚racial bias and sexual stereotyping. blaxploitation movies in the 1970’s portrayed african american avengers of white injustice in movies like shaft‚ foxy brown‚ foxy cleopatra‚ sheba baby .godfather disco‚ car wash and sugarhill are all considered b-films of this genre .Actresses were Pam grier and Tamara Dobson during the 1970s’. Minorities and social issues became more visible in television. Sitcoms such as The Jeffersons (1980’s)‚ what’s happening (Mid 1970’s) and chico man

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