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Globalization
The Vietnam War/Civil Rights
Segregation/Integration
Environmentalism
Multiculturalism/Postmodernism
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When did the Internet, portable communications equipment, and trade deregulation have spurred on the drive for companies to globalize?
1990
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When did the African Americans launch the Modern Civil Rights Movement?
1950
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How long did segregation dominated the lives of African Americans?
First half of the twentieth century.
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When did many Americans began to feel that environmental problems plagued every region?
1960s
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What does the term Postmodernism mean?
It refers to trends in art, architecture, literature, and music.
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Where are the component parts for consumer goods manufactured?
Various countries around the world
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When was the campaign to end segregation and secure voting rights for African americans in the south achieved?
Mid 1960s
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What was segregation enforced by?
Laws throughout the South.
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When did Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring first spread concerns about the effects of pollution on the environment?
1962
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What do postmodernists favor?
Juxtapositions of styles, such as linking fine art and popular culture.
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How do people think globalization will benefit things?
Will benefit both established and developing nations.
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When did the Americans put an effort to stop the spread of communist influence?
Mid 1950s
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What were African Americans denied to?
Equal access to good schools and housing and were barred from public places.
300
When did the grass roots environmental movement develop?
1970
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What does postmodern writing reflect?
An awareness of the influence of the media on modern sensibilities.
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Why was the trend of manufacturing things criticized?
Because people believe that globalization exploits laborers in developing nations, where many of the goods are produced.
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When was the U.S fighting a major war against Vietnamese communists?
Mid 1960s
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When did the U.S Supreme Court rule in its land-mark Brown vs. Board of Education?
1954
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What movement sponsored the first Earth Day?
The grass roots environmental movement.
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What do postmodernists question?
The central place of Western cultures in world civilization.
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What does Siphoned mean?
Draw off or convey
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When did the U.S sign a cease-fire agreement?
1975
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What progress was going very slow?
Desegregating schools and other public facilities.
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When did the federal government establish the Environmental Protection Agency?
1970
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Who is privileged over other groups?
Writers of European descent.