20th century

The 20th Century was dominated by chain of events that heralded significant changes in world history as to redefine the era: World War I and World War II, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, the Cold War, and new age of technology. Out of many events in the 20th Century, World War II is the most significant and impactful event that took place in 20th Century. World War II brought in new idea, death of millions, new weaponry, global alliances, and shift of power…

In the early 20th century men were the authority figure in the family. This meant that men were the ‘breadwinners’, while mothers stayed at home and looked after their children. At the end of the 20th century there was a basic change in the structure and function of the family. Today in society there are different types of fathers’ roles, and there are key social changes that have influenced these roles. It is important to understand that fathers and mother’s presence and indirect and direct…

Books impacted the 20th century by introducing new genres into society. Books like, The Wizard of Oz, The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, and Winnie-the-Pooh, where known as the golden age of children books. The Virginian and Riders of the Purple Sage made westerns a new unique American genres. Also, genres like science fiction, horror, mystery, and romance started spring up in the dime novels, these were stories that cost a dime to buy. Pulp stories were coming about too, they were sordid…

Some mothers had quite large families and all of the children in identical or similar outfits were quite a striking site. 2.2.3 Family Clothing in 20th Century Brother-sister dresses were most common in France. The fashion of dressing brothers and sisters in coordinated outfits-this usually meant an older sister and younger brother. While boys wore dresses, girls did not wear knee pants. It was uncommon…

nineteenth century placed a particular focus on gaining basic rights for women, were more focused in the Western world, and offered less diversity in their expressions as compared to feminist movements in the second half of the twentieth century. However, feminist movements of both eras were fundamentally based in the idea of female rights, had a basis on white and middle class women, were international in scope, and also were provocative of backlash from orthodox institutions. In the 19th…

History of Sex In The 20th Century Syed Ahmed Lone Star College The 20th century was without a doubt an influx of new ideals, technology, and conservatism, and sex/sexuality was in many ways at the forefront of it all. However, to really understand the documentary we are tasked to review (in the form of a video analysis), one must start at the beginning and try and identify what “Victorian moral/views” refers to, since if this manner of thinking were introduced to us today we would out right…

globalization has been more evident in the last two centuries, and more evident in the curse of the last one, as the society evolves and growths, I believe that there is a direct correlation in the growth between globalization and the expansion of society. At the beginning it was jus a matter of taking care of the crops, cattle, and making sure that the goods/services arrived safely at their destinies, to ensure a good profit. As we entered the 20th century, management become more of a…

Refrigerators impact in the 20th century, especially its contribution to population growth and human development are often overlooked. For the former, many reasons are normally cited for the explosive increase of population. Listing some, the end of World Wars are major factors to baby booms, inventions and innovations during wars which were transformed to peaceful applications like trains and planes which carried soldiers/ weapon and dropped bombs respectively, were commercialized to transfer…

empires had huge impact on Islam and the Middle East in general, only one of these empires lasted in the 20th century. The empire that lasted was the Ottoman Empire which had enormous impact on Islam and the Middle East from a cultural and political standpoint. Although the Ottoman Empire lasted centuries it broke apart during WWI. The factors that sustained the empire for all those centuries and the factors led to it dissolution will be closely examined. The origins of the Ottoman government…

The 20th Century saw several changes take place in all sectors in the United States. Fields like science, technology, mass communication, and the economy made great improvements in this century. The 20th Century also witnessed the struggle for freedom by minority races and slaves and their liberty. These innovations, change in governance and certain ideologies transformed America into something similar to what the country is now. One of the most significant movement/ideology was progressivism.…