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    Main household Appliances: The appliances found in houses between 20-50 years ago were a primitive version of what we have today. For example; T.V’s when they first came out were huge‚ chunky and were only in black and white. There were vinyl records that were large and required a record player to play. I think technology has stayed within the same concept‚ but has gotten smaller‚ smarter and more efficient. Size of houses: It was not uncommon to have extremely large families in only one bedroom

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    Choose any decade in recent history and describe how ‘Style’ defined the period- 1960’s Emergence from the devastation that hit Britain during the Second World War‚ Britain in the 60’s was one that broke many fashion traditions‚ generated new social movements and defined the period with its style. “There was to be an end to the age of shoddy‚ to the post-war period of ‘making do’… swinging London was confident enough now to wage a war of independence.” (Jackson‚ 1998 p35) The post war industrial

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    Discrimination in Churches in the 1960’s During the 1960s‚ almost every White church throughout the United States prohibited blacks‚ at the same time many blacks were being segregated against‚ churches being the worse of all being divided just because the color of skin. Churches were where somebody went to be a follower of Christ‚ it shows just how this segregation corrupted the minds of White people to betray one’s own religion to make Blacks feel lesser. The God one worships says to love everyone

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    Industries were still standing in America; they were actually richer and more powerful than before World War I. So what was so different in the 1930’s? The Great Depression replaced those carefree years into ones of turmoil and despair. The decade after the First World War saw tremendous change. Progressivism was a leading factor of World War I and in the 1920’s the evidence can be seen. Industries were making their products at an increasing rate. Products that were not populous before World War I were

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    The 1950’s A typical 1950’s family was nothing like the ideal family in today’s generation. Back then a typical family was a mom and a dad and several children. This is nothing like the current generation‚ where there are pregnant 16 year olds who think its ok to get pregnant out of wedlock because they see that on television. Everyone sat down to a home cooked meal together‚ unlike today where both men and women go to work and so they wind up eating something quick. Shows like “Leave it to Beaver”

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    Were the Sixties Good….or Bad for America? There are two different positions taken about the 1960’s in America. One side says that the sixties were good for America and changed the way Americans live for the better. The other side says that the sixties were bad for America and gave Americans new freedoms and ideas that changed their lives for the worse. Both positions have evidence to support their arguments and make the sixties look like a time of social and economic freedom and reform or make

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    ULYSSES S. GRANT "Grant: a biography" by William S. McFeely. Published by: Norton‚Ww Copyright 1981 Ulysses Simpson Grant‚ (1822-1885)‚ American general and 18th President of the United States. Grant‚ the most capable of the Union generals during the Civil War‚ was a master strategist. He won the first major Union victories. President Abraham Lincoln staunchly defended him against critics and promoted him to command all Union forces. Grant accepted Gen

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    In the 1920’s‚ America was evolving into a fun‚ carefree‚ and entertaining country – or so many people thought. On the outside‚ many people observed Americans with prosperity‚ lavish lives‚ and new opportunities through new technology and inventions. However‚ although America seemed to be well off at the time and enjoying life‚ it was only a slight cover up. Inside the country‚ there was turmoil which included debt and war. For this reason‚ America earned the reputation of the 1920’s as the Roaring

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    OUTLINE Thesis: National Prohibition in the United States was doomed to fail from the beginning. I. Introduction: Prohibition in the United States was doomed to fail from the beginning. There are many reasons why Prohibition was a failure and in the following pages I would like to explore those reasons. Although the intentions were “noble”‚ not only did Prohibition not achieve its goals it subsequently added to many of the problems that it intended to solve. II. Reasons behind Prohibition:

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    Animation in the 1920’s As the science of technology rose into entertainment‚ not even Hollywood could compete with the new stars of animation. The first broadcast ever was in 1928 and the technology used for the broadcasts consisted of a turntable‚ which was solely used to be the base for the Felix the Cat figurine and propped him up for the shoot; studio lights‚ which helped transmit the picture and they also needed to be constant; an actor was needed and had to be impervious to heat‚ cheap

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