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    The Treatment and Lives of the Mentally Handicapped in the 1930s The 1930s time period made a great impact on the lives of those who were mentally handicapped. However‚ this was also the time of the great depression‚ the most devastating time for people and especially the mentally handicapped. You may ask how they were treated before and after the depression‚ what was done about their condition‚ and how their conditions were “treated” or “taken care of”. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate

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    In the 1920’s the production industry was on the rise‚ growing at an exponential rate. Business was booming and there were numerous new inventions to help production move faster and cheaper than ever before. One of the better known of these was the introduction of the assembly line by Henry Ford. The line and it’s simple car design allowed him to build a car so fast and so cheap that none of his competitors prices could even compete. Someone once said he could build a car for everyone. Many industries

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    Have you ever wondered about the great depression? Or how they lived through it? The great depression started in the 1930s. It lasted for nearly ten years. “The great depression put millions of people out of work.” It seared itself into memory of those who lived through it. 1930 was a work here and a work there. “No income meant they had to cut back on everything possible.” They kept their regular payments on two metropolitan life insurance policies. They had to stop ice and milk delivery also

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    History of the Radio in the 1930s In the 1930s the United States endured one of the most difficult economic times in the history of our country. This horrible crisis was called The Great Depression. The Great Depression‚ which began in 1929‚ was an era never to be forgotten. The Great Depression‚ though challenging with many hardships‚ in a way brought America closer together. It caused people to show what they really were made of and highlighted their true character. Americans worked

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    Monica Pizano History 2112 Mr. Pardue November 1‚ 2014 Freedom Riders The 1960s came with an endless amount of racism‚ hate‚ and segregation. The South was notorious for this. Life in the United States for African Americans was an ongoing challenge. Even after slavery and denial of right to vote based on color was outlawed‚ African Americans were still victims to segregation. Although segregation on interstate buses was outlawed‚ Southern states did not abide by this. From this came the formation of the

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    1930s Fashion When the stock market crashed‚ most people did not continue to buy the fabulous 20s style clothes‚ people instead saved their money and also stopped buying accessories they continuously wore in the “Flapper” era. This devastating turn of events was called The Great Depression. Women’s skirts were altered and only went to the knee‚ not any lower. Plaid and striped clothing became a popular trend amongst men. The 1930s was more of a survival era other than a new fashionable

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    Racial Segregation Imagine the position of an African American person in the 1900’s? Just because of their skin color‚ they had to have permission to do certain things‚ and laws against them and their rights. Having separate bathrooms or water fountains than everyone else. Although racial segregation isn’t as big of a problem today‚ it was a major issue to most everyone in the 1900’s. Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ “We must live together as brothers‚ or parish together as fools.” Now think about

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    they’re unique personality. Customization is also called modification . In the 1920’s custom cars were mostly for the wealthy people who had enough to afford these kinds of things. Later in the 1930s the grandfather of customizing cars was known as Harry Westergard. Westergard created fade away fenders before they existed on a factory model ("A Visual History Of Car Customization.") . Skipping ahead to the 1950’s‚ the first batmobile was created out of a

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    the 1920’s‚ the dirty 30’s were truly a disaster. In the 1930s there a big depression which was called the Great Depression. It was a very hard time for Americans because‚ they were losing everything and had nowhere to go. No one had anywhere to turn and this caused so much commotion and issues in America. Day by day things just got worse instead of better. Everyone hit rock bottom. Americans lost their houses and would go to bed hungry at night. Americans were impacted by the 1930s because they

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    In 1917‚ the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy (NSPOT) was founded and it succeeded through the 1920’s and 1930s. During this time that occupational therapy became more closely aligned with organized medicine‚ which is what created a ’scientific approach’ to this field. In the 1940s to the 1960s there was a surge in ots as a result of the world war and it

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