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    damaging war in the history of the world. The first seed of the Second World War were planted in the “resolving” of the First World War‚ the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was a set of terms that men from England‚ Italy‚ France and America put together in 1919 after the First World War. The intent was to ensure that Germany would pay and be accountable for the damage the war had cost. The U.S. sought a treaty that would bring peace to Europe but the French hunted for revenge against

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    the free world’s economy.” (Diebold 6) Even before the Charter was completed‚ the Council on Foreign Affairs deemed that “The ITO Charter is the only available safeguard” against a “return to the systematic economic warfare which prevailed in the 1930s‚ with its political tensions‚ its economic wastefulness‚ and its...ventures fatal to the world at large” (Viner 628). Yet just a year after the Charter was completed‚ President Truman judged that there was no chance for the Charter to become approved

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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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    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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    Lastly‚ America experienced many challenges during this time period. Racism‚ social segregation‚ and‚ child labour all were major problems in the United States. Segregation occurred between Caucasians and African Americans in 1877. Segregation was due to the Jim Crow laws where Africans were “separate but equal” people would take it as far as creating house developments that separated the white people from the black through a neighbourhood. State laws‚ even segregated African people and denied them

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    efficient. The 1900’s was a century of racial divide‚ lack of equality for women’s rights and major economic changes. Although there are many changes through the years‚ many things that stayed the same. The 30’s and 60’s had changes in economy and women but through it all‚ remained the same in regards to race. Economy is what shapes our government‚ creates allies‚ and our way of life. In the 1930s a disaster struck known as Black Tuesday. Natoli (2010) states‚ “The 1930s were the heart of the

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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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    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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    People with autism were treated differently and handled differently back in the 1930s than what we see today. Medical professions had different types of treatments and have more signs to tell whether or not they have autism. Disabilities were just starting to be recognized in the 1930s‚ and the Asperger’s syndrome and autism are classified as the same diagnosis. Autism is a mental state that can be identified early is a person’s childhood. It could last life long‚ or it could be helped by a matter

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