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    Fashion is said to be evolutionary and not revolutionary. This was not true in the 20th century. Fashion revolutionized America and the rest of the world during this time period. Also‚ during this time period fashion evolved tremendously. New fabrics and innovations were introduced to America. When World War I came about‚ people had to sacrifice their clothing for the men at war and they dressed more conservative. Christian Dior changed all of that when he came out with the "New Look." This look

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    Many events happened over the course of the twentieth century that made a significant difference in shaping Canada’s identity. Canada’s contribution to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan helped form international unity between Canada and the Allied countries. The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation presented ideas that were later developed into very beneficial services Canadian citizens have today‚ allowing Canada to be self-dependent. The battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I resulted in international

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    Over the past century‚ history has shown that the brutal crimes executed to exterminate a particular group of people are considered among the most traumatic human tragedies. The extreme aggression that people are willing to portray‚ with the intent of completely destroying a cultural group‚ is devastating. In 1944‚ the term genocide was introduced to describe the attempt of erasing an entire population through killing. In particular‚ there have been multiple occasions in the 20th century that demonstrate

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    Canada’s New Way of Life Canadians went under dramatic changes of their identity throughout the 20th century. Throughout Canada’s existence has created quite a reputation. New factories arose across Canada over the late 19th and early 20th century allowing thousands of Canadians‚ including women‚ to find a job being able to support their family. The Canadian society saw a huge transformation of farmers‚ loggers and fur traders during the 20th century. New provinces were settling in as well as colonizing

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    At least three reasons for the rise of conservatism in the last part of the 20th century. In the 20th century some factor-increased conservatism‚ one of them was the Vietnam War. The war was costly‚ and it proved a difficult one for the Americans to handle. Moreover‚ the war drained the Americans and caused a huge deficit in the economy especially to the federal debt in the 1970s (Barnes & Bowles‚ 2014). During that period‚ many people questioned the involvement of the US in that war and possibility

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    China in the 20th Century

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    Overview China in the 20th century has been going through enormous changes. From colonialism and imperialism to republicanism‚ from communism to capitalism‚ and from underdevelopment to a country maintaining over 10% economic growth for over ten years. In this research paper‚ I will focus on the transition of China from a Communist command economy to a type of market economy as well as the economic fluctuations throughout this period. In 1949 Oct 1‚ the People’s Republic

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    The 20th century was a time of rapid development and innovation all around the world‚ but this competition soon morphed into a form of imperial nationalism in the United States‚ for a country comprised of so much diversity this can quickly became unhealthy as citizens begin determining what is “un-American”. Plays like‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller can offer a new perspective of the damages caused by our people to our people as a result of paranoia. Blaming individuals‚ foreign ideas‚ or other

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    20th Century Drama

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    ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES MAY – 2013 APPENDIX – I Examination Centres CENTRE CODE CENTRE NAME CENTRE CODE CENTRE NAME CENTRE CODE CENTRE NAME KERALA KANNUR KASARCODE KOTTAYAM NILESHWAR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TAMILNADU 001 002 003 137 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 031 032 033 034 138 035 036 037 038 141 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 ANNAMALAINAGAR ARAKKONAM ARIYALUR ATTUR BODINAYAKANUR

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    However‚ this would begin to change towards the end of the 20th century. A new generation had spawned‚ causing the local government to make a decision. Either‚ face the same fate as the last generation and continue the trend of crime‚ drugs and welfare. Or‚ make a change. They chose the latter. In 1997‚ the City of Elizabeth and the City of Munno Para merged together to form the City of Playford (Playford.sa.gov‚ 2017). The new City of Playford was named after Sir Thomas Playford‚ paying ohmage to

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    Art of the 20th Century

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    Art of the 20th century (by: Chiara Leano BFA-ADV1) -known as modern art -expressionism dominated this century Expressionism -from its root word “express”‚ it’s intention is to express the inner state ( feelings) of the artist 20th century art movements Fauvism (France) (painting by Henri Matisse) -earned their name ("les fauves"-wild beasts) by shocking exhibit visitors on their first public appearance‚ in 1905. -full of violent color and bold distortions. Die Brucke (Germany)

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