During the 1950’s America had not yet recovered from the devastating effects of World War II and was already thrust into another conflict‚ The Cold War. This war of espionage and fear between the United States and Russia created a hatred of communism and Communists in America. Events like The Second Red Scare‚ known as McCarthyism created a panic that anyone could be a communist. McCarthyism led to false accusations of communism onto other people without any evidence to support their claim. People
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America in 1950’s 1950’s was a period of economic‚ cultural‚ and technological growth. After the World War the nation found itself in the state of cold war with its rival Communist Soviet Union. Anti-communism became the unifying sentiment of the American people. Conservatives and materialism characterized this decade from 1950 to 1960. The manufacturing world was booming‚ and hence the people had before non-existed level of various choices on the market. This led to the booming in spending and
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The League Of Nations Was A Great Force For Peace In The 1920’s In this essay‚ I am going to look at the successes and failures of the League of Nations (LofN) in its struggle for peace throughout the 1920’s. The LofN was the ‘brain child’ of American president Woodrow Wilson. The four other main powers (Britain‚ France‚ Japan and Italy) joined along with approximately 60 other countries from around the world. The U.S.A then abandoned its ‘child’ as to social and economic unrest led to a more
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Howard Becker SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology Professor Smith March 4‚ 2012 Howard S. Becker Howard Becker was a famous American sociologist. He made several contributions in the fields of occupations‚ education‚ deviance and art and made several studies in those fields. He particularly made several studies in the field of social deviance and occupations. Most of studies went into the interactions between criminal people and regular people. Many of these studies included the criminal
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Women’s fashion in the 1920’s there clothing developed closer with art and it was expressed in a simple elegant designs with careful selected fabrics and intelligent use of different colors. There was beautiful coordinated and accessorized outfits were a feature of 1920’s ladies fashions. Hats‚ shoes‚ stockings‚ handbags‚ dresses and jewelry they all came together to create a unique and elegant style that can only be appreciated when seen in the streets. Women’s fashions experienced dramatic changes
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has come a long way from what it was once‚ but the most drastic changes came in the last 50 – 60 years. Communication has changed from people struggling to communicate over long distances to now we can virtually talk to anyone at any corner of the Earth. But it was not the same always‚ during 1950’s and 60’s was the era of revolution of communication i.e. such as telephonic answering machines created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electronics. Even though it was not affordable for most of the people
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Sports in the 1950’s Whether it’s Mark McGwire breaking the home run record‚ Terell Davis breaking the rushing record‚ or superstars retiring‚ Americans have always had a fascination with sports. Sports have provided entertainment even before radio or television. Sports provided many things for the fans that watched them. Sports allowed communities to grow stronger and provided great athletes to look up to. With the arrival of television sports took on a whole new meaning. Being able to watch
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Prior to the 1800’s the Jews were persecuted for their religious beliefs. After the 1800’s they were looked upon as the killer of Jesus‚ and was subjected to punishment by local governments‚ religious leaders‚ and dictators. One of the monumental blows dealt to the Jews was in 586 B.C.E. It was then that the Jews were exiled in Babylonia by the conquering King‚ Nebuchadnezzar II. There exile would last almost fifty years. In 167 B.C.E. the ruler Antiochus IV took over the Jewish temple with the
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popular clothing style. In the 1800’s fashion in the United States became a very important factor in society that determined the social status‚ one’s identity depended on what clothes one was wearing. At that time an increase of wealth occurred‚ therefore‚ the focus on fashion and appearances also increased‚ and European countries were influencing it. The economic changes of the country were also a big factor in the evolution of fashion in the 19th century. In the 1860’s outfits of pants‚ vests‚ and jackets
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People sometimes reminisce on the past with nostalgia‚ remembering the “Good Old Days” and how values and ethics have seemed to disappear. In the 1950’s‚ like in no other decade‚ people became homeowners; prosperity was plentiful and bad times were thought to be something of the past. Capitalism was working and it was working well‚ to have a better
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