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    SOCIALECONOMIC OR POLITICAL EVENTS OF THE 1950S SocialEconomic or Political Events of the 1950s to the 1990s Kelly Postl AXIA College-University of Phoenix The American Experience Since 1945 - HIS135 Jill Le Gare February 24‚ 2008 SocialEconomic or Political Events of the 1950s to the 1990s The 1950s – Racial Challenges Challenging racial prejudice in the United States in the 1950s was a daunting undertaking. While African-Americans‚ in the main‚ again bore the brunt of the

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    Economicpolitical and social problems in the period 1945-1960 in British society From 1900 to 1940s Britain struggled with poverty and social inequality. The economy in Britain needed a big change‚ because most of the population was unemployed‚ leaving schools in their early teens‚ there was no health service or social insurence. In period from 1945 to 1960‚ Britain went through some changes in economy‚ society and politics. Politicians needed new plans to put the Britain

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    The 1960s is a decade filled with a series of remarkable and significant events that still resonate today. From the charismatic John F. Kennedy winning the nation ’s highest office to Vietnam War‚ the 1960s was a decade of transformational changes (Whithaus‚ 2004). Adding to this transformation were a host of technological breakthroughs. For the first time in American history a presidential political debate‚ between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon‚ was aired on TV. In 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald

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    capsule that contains items from the 1960s. The 1960s was a period when qualities and standards of conduct appeared to break down‚ especially among the youthful population. The state of affairs in the urban communities was even worse in the ’60s than the earlier decade. As whites continue to migrate from the urban communities‚ the poor city conditions intensified. Numerous college‐age women and men became political activists and were the main impetus behind the social liberties and antiwar developments

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    Singapore Thomas Sandlin ANT 103 Prof. Jodi Stoneman May 30‚ 2011 Singapore I will be conducting my research paper Singapore PoliticalEconomic‚ and Social Organization. The method that I will use to gather my information will be ethnology. Ethnology is Comparative study of cultures with the aim of presenting analytical generalizations within the context of that society. Singapore is a postindustrial society that has a parliamentary republic with a Westminster system of unicameral

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    How successful were the economicsocial and political policies of the Tsar’s government from 1894-1914? In 1894‚ Nicholas II ascended to the throne following the death of his father‚ Alexander III. Woefully unprepared for such a role‚ Nicholas II has been characterized as a naive and incompetent leader. At a time of enormous social and political change in Russia‚ Nicholas held fast to the outdated‚ autocratic policies and opposed reform of any kind. His inept handling of the military matters and

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    2008 Political Events *Jan 1st - A New Hampshire law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples comes into effect. May 15th - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. *Feb 24th - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. *Mar 17th - New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute

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    The 1960s was arguably one of the most influential decades in the USA. After experiencing victory in WWII and the postwar booms in both strong economic growth and high employment numbers in the 1950s‚ many American believed that they were at a golden age at the beginning of the 1960s. Sociologists expected to see a low crime rate across the nation as a result (Pinker 2013). Ironically‚ a huge crime surge happened to the 1960s America‚ and it was only just the beginning of many years followed. The

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    The PoliticalEconomic and Social Aspects the Enlightenment The Enlightenment‚ also known as Age of Reason‚ was a cultural movement that spread through England‚ France‚ Germany‚ and other parts of Europe. The Enlightenment mainly focused on mathematics‚ science‚ art‚ philosophy‚ politics and literature in the 1700s. This movement took away the fear of the world and the medieval views that were placed upon the people for so many years‚ and it also opened their eyes to new ideas and reason. Old

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    The PoliticalEconomic and Social Contribution of Cultural Tourism in Three Asian Countries Different countries have different cultures. No matter it is a developing country or a developed country‚ it also has its own cultural characteristics to attract people from everywhere on earth to visit it. Tourists visit historical or heritage places‚ religious buildings or even performances in these countries‚ it is called “Cultural Tourism”. Cultural tourism has a great effect in the change of economic

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