The music of the 1969s greatly reflected the people and behaviors of the decade. It affected everything from the clothes they wore to the drugs they used. Under the influence of drugs. Everything appeared to be a double entendre with a deep hidden meaning. (Kurlansky 183) The drugs made the music come alive. You not only heard the music‚ you could see it and feel it as well. With psychedelic music of bands like the Grateful Dead it was no surprise that people were usually stoned when they listened
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The 1960s were a time of radical change. In Great Britain‚ a new super-cool subculture was beginning to form. It is popularly known as the Mod (Modernist) Movement. As a result of the baby boom‚ the British population became increasingly younger‚ which led to the rise of the Mod subculture. Because the older generations were more conservative‚ the fashion market was left wide-open for young entrepreneurs who were more familiar with the wants and needs of their new‚ hip customers. Fashion innovators
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The 1960s is known for the rapid change that happened within a short amount of time. Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns works each addressed how change was happening in the country along with the symbolism of the common everyday objects. Be that as it may the pieces were each belong to different art movements as well as be made from different mediums. From both works of arts the viewer can easily relate to the subject at hand that the artist is trying to convey through the pieces. Throughout the 1960s
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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 Labour Won the 1945 Election There are many reasons why labour gained their unexpected landslide victory in the 1945 general election‚ both due to the party itself and external influence. First amongst these causes was the effect that the nation’s experience of war had on their political views. In the last election in 1935 the socialist policies of labour had scared the public into thinking that if the party ever won a majority then they would create a communist state. The war showed
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media in the 1960’s promote cultural change? In the 1960’s‚ mass media improved and expanded greatly due to the scientific developments being made at the time and media became a much greater part of people’s lives than it ever had been before. The power of television‚ radio‚ newspapers and magazines had a huge influence on the way people lived in the 60’s and the expansion of mass media was the starting point to creating a modern Britain which would revolve around technology. In the 1960’s‚ the introduction
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During the cold war from 1945 to 1960‚ America’s role in the world and identity changed as the United States grew into a world power and became increasingly involved in foreign affairs in order to contain the spread of communism. Spending on the military and defense also increased as America began sending aid to non-communist countries which had a large impact on the US economy. The US was fearful of a communist conspiracy like that of the first red scare after world war one and as the arms race
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counterculture refers to a more significant‚ visible phenomenon that reaches critical mass and persists for a period of time. According to Roszak’s definition‚ the counterculture movement refers to all the protest movements that happened in America in the 1960s‚ including both the political movements such as the women’s liberation movement‚ the African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ the antiwar movement against Vietnam‚ the environment movement‚ the gay rights movement‚ and the cultural "movements" as drug
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1920’s vs. 1960’s Over the past century‚ people living in the United States have experienced many changes. As the times change‚ so do the people. In the 1920’s‚ people acted differently then compared to the people in the 1960’s. Yet‚ they both have one thing in common; they shaped our history. In the 1920’s‚ about 106‚521‚537 people inhabited the United States. It was a rough period in our history‚ with about 2‚132‚000 people unemployed and murder‚ swindles‚ and racketeering as the most popular
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In the following essay‚ I will attempt to highlight the phenomenon in cinema known as the "counterculture youth-pic." This trend in production started in the late 1960’s as a result of the economic and cultural influences on the film industry of that time. The following essay looks at how those influences helped to shape a new genre in the film industry‚ sighting Easy Rider as a main example‚ and suggests some possible reasons for the relatively short popularity of the genre. "The standard
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