events of the fifties the vibrant and rebellious sixties would have never been possible. Political‚ racial‚ and social tensions are what pushed many of the events that happened in the sixties. From teenage conformity to loosing to the Russians and sputnik in the space race the events of the fifties were screaming for a drastic change in America. The political struggles of the fifties did not sit well with the American government. The truce of the Korean War in the early fifties led to the desire
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ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES INTRODUCTION: An Artificial Satellite is a people-made machine that orbits a variety of other objects in space. Many Artificial Satellites orbit the Earth to gather information about the universe‚ to predict the weather‚ to help with the navigation of ships and planes‚ to assist in telephone calls over the ocean‚ to observe the Earth‚ and as a tool to improve military activities. Though Artificial Satellites have mostly orbited Earth‚ some have orbited the moon‚ the sun
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Baby Boomers A baby boomer is someone who was born after World War II. The baby-boom generation lasted from 1945 to 1964. Seventy-six million American children were born during this time period. Baby boomers represent 29% of the U.S. population. This year these kids would be between forty-six and sixty-four years old. These children were born during a great social change in America. These social changes‚ including music and events‚ greatly affected this generation. Kids born in the earlier years
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The Space Race was an ongoing conflict in the mid nineteenth century between two rival nations‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ to be the first to get to the moon. After USSR launched Sputnik 1‚ the first probe in space‚ in 1957‚ US knew they were falling behind and the goal of the race became to be the first to get a man on the Moon. During the time period in which these nations competed in the space race‚ billions of dollars had been spent for the space project. There was more money
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was of the Soviet unmanned Sputnik ("Satellite I") mission on October 4‚ 1957. The satellite weighed about 83 kg (184 pounds)‚ and is believed to have orbited Earth at a height of about 250 km (150 miles). Analysis of the radio signals was used to gather information about the electron density of the ionosphere‚ while temperature and pressure data was encoded in the duration of radio beeps. The results indicated that the satellite was not punctured by a meteoroid. Sputnik 1 was launched by an R-7 rocket
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Race effectively began on October 1‚ 1957 when the Soviets launched the first ever manmade satellite‚ Sputnik. The Space Race was considered an analogy to the arms race that was going on at the same time. The Space Race eventually became an important part in the technological‚ ideological and social differences between the United Sates and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The launch of Sputnik‚ by the Soviets‚ in 1957 prompted the US to do something to catch up to the Soviets. The first thing
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The hysteria surrounding communism ravaged the United States of America when John F. Kennedy was elected president. Sputnik was orbiting in space‚ the Cold War raged in the background and to combat the fear‚ America needed a strong‚ dependable leader. At this time‚ Kennedy barely beat his presidential competitor Richard Nixon causing uneasy feelings in the American public. To alleviate the apprehension‚ John F. Kennedy delivered an inspiring inaugural speech which sent a message of strength to the
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Many of the military technological advancements that have been made in the last 60 years can be attributed to the Cold War. Much of the technology developed during the period of the Cold War is still in use today by the military and government. Advancements in offensive technology are well known to just about everyone in the way of nuclear energy harnessed in the form of the nuclear bomb‚ but little is known about the battle for information during the Cold War. The Cold War produced some of the
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father passed away and her sweetheart abandoned her. The authors Gilman and Faulkner similarly portray the female characters in a variety of ways. They are depicted as being weak‚ crazy and alone. Women‚ during that time period‚ were seen as weak and inferior to men. They were believed to get sick easily and consistently be in need of assistance by a male figure in their life‚ which is the case for both of the stories. In A Rose for Emily‚ she had been forsaken by her sweetheart before her father passed
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represents the ups and downs of the war. I used 14 events: when the U.S. drops the atomic bomb‚ the Iron curtain‚ the Berlin Airlift‚ when China falls to communism‚ the Domino effect‚ when Russia drops their atomic bomb‚ hysteria‚ the launching of Sputnik‚ Bay of Pigs‚ the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ the Berlin Wall was built‚ the U.S. gets a man on the moon‚ the Berlin Wall falls‚ and the end of the Soviet Union‚ or the end of the Cold War. If the United States had a victory‚ the little person goes up the
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