As we look back in modern American history‚ there are three sizable reform periods from 1890 through the 1960’s. These three periods were The Progressive Period‚ 1890 to 1914‚ The New Deal‚ 1933 to 1938‚ and The Great Society‚ 1964 to 1968. The ultimate goal of these reform periods was to improve the United States Economically‚ Socially‚ and Politically. The Progressive Period helped the nation economically by dislodging the monopolies that provided utilities to the urban areas. This formulated
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Mary Quant and her miniskirt: a symbol for the sixties women. The sixties gave birth to new waves of contestations and demands in the social life. There began the appearance of hippies‚ civic rights for Afro-Americans‚ pacifism and of course feminism. The Fifties closed mentalities and Quant’s struggle The fifties were characterised by Christian and family values. Girls were submitted to the father’s authority. Then‚ they passed under their husband’s domination. They had no (or maybe just
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Why women vote Oct.8 2012 Similarity and difference between 1940s and 1970s in China about women vote We are so lucky because we live in a relatively democratic society than before. Nowadays‚ everyone have more equal rights than before‚ especially the women. Compare with women in 19 century even the beginning of 20 century‚ we seen live in paradise. At that time women have no rights‚ cannot get education‚ cannot join any work related to politics‚ all the things they can do is housework and take
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Despite the emergence of modern conservatism‚ the 1960s were a very liberal decade. The early years were very optimistic and president Kennedy even lowered taxes. President Johnson admired FDR and modeled his Great Society after the New Deal. One of the most important aspects of the Great Society was the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which gave African Americans more rights and freedoms by attempting to end discrimination. The rise of modern conservatism appeared in the wake of all the liberal reforms
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Imagine being alive in the 1960’s. Everything you see in today’s world compared to the 1960’s would be dramatically different. What would you do if you saw a black man being beaten to near death? Would you stand there and watch‚ call for help‚ encourage it? Some of the things in the 1960’s haven’t changed in today’s world. They just simply are not as bad as it used to be. Attitudes in race in the past and now have changed dramatically in perspective. Compared to today and the past there are way more
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The changing role of Women in the 1920’s from a photograph taken from a 1928 US fashion magazine This source is a picture of four women dressed in flapper dresses (shorter dresses that showed off more of their body). In this source I have recognised that these women may be dancing the Charleston. This could have also been danced to jazz music. This source tells us that women weren’t accompanied by men anymore (without chaperones); this gave the impression that they were single and could whatever
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Meanwhile‚ psychedelic rock reflected the hippie movement of the late 1960’s which spread from the West Coast of the United States to the rest of the country‚ and eventually‚ to Europe (O’Brien n.p.). In relation to the rampant use of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) was the rise of the “hippie movement”. This movement was a kind of counterculture at that time which celebrated the ideals of peace and spiritual happiness through irenic gatherings (Scaruffi n.p.). The “hippies” were rebels
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The 1950’s and 1960’s were plagued with racial tensions between colored Americans and white Americans. Colored Americans were denied equal access to education‚ jobs‚ and voting. After decades of oppression colored Americans had been through enough and were ready for change. The civil rights movement was supported by most colored Americans and many white Americans. The contemporaries of the 1950’s and 1960’s interpreted the civil rights movement as an era of change that could no longer be prevented;
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probably be a bit of an understatement to say that the study of Ethics has changed over the past thirty years. Before the 1960’s most discussions on ethics was generally a direct result of personal or religious beliefs. The organized religions often examined how companies would run. This would include the rights of workers‚ work environment‚ and how much they got paid. During the 1960’s political venues began to pop up and the civil rights movement created new laws that protected citizens against discrimination
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days of ancient female mummies. A movement of tattoos occurred in the United States when the first woman to be tattooed displayed her body commercially. There was an era when people paid to see women covered in tattoos‚ days in age when women with ink were part of the freak show at a circus. Now we see women of all ages with tattoos today as a commonality. What has gone from taboo is now mainstream. Although body ink is becoming increasingly more socially acceptable‚ tattoos will always still hold
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