By Cynthia L. Clark
Debates over the position the govt may still play in our economic climate return to the nation's founding. The American financial system: A ancient Encyclopedia offers unique info at the humans, occasions, and executive activities that experience formed our economic system from colonial instances to the current, paying detailed realization to the interdependence of economics with political, social, and cultural forces all through our background. it's the most modern and complete portrait of U.S. financial coverage to be had, bringing jointly the paintings of over ninety individual students from various disciplines.
Coverage contains over 500 short entries on a large spectrum of themes, plus 31 in-depth essays on such seminal matters as slavery, migration styles, the welfare kingdom, the increase of town, and the advance of economic associations. wide cross-referencing and a set of serious basic records (legislation, speeches, treaties, experiences) assist in making this a great go-to source, no matter if it really is for speedy solutions, deeper research, or path for additional research.
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See also Volume 1: World War I; World War II. , ed. Aging in America. New York: H. W. Wilson, 2000. See also Volume 1: Levittown; World War II. Explosive population increase that occurred between 1946 and 1964. After World War II, the United States experienced an abnormal number of births per year. 6 million Americans were born. As servicemen and servicewomen returned home after World War II, married, and had more children, traditional living arrangements changed. Previously, young married couples had lived with their parents, but the availability of affordable housing in the suburbs created a demographic shift.
The California court agreed with Bakke but refused to order the university to admit him, claiming he had not proven that he would have qualified for admission without the restrictions of the quotas. S. Supreme Court, which heard arguments on October 12, 1977. Although the Court issued six opinions, Justice F. Lewis Powell Jr. announced the decision. He wrote that the “plain meaning” of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibited the exclusion of any individual solely on racial grounds in federally funded state programs.
S. automobile industry did not really start until the turn of the twentieth century. In 1899, Ransom Olds moved to Detroit and started the Olds Motor Works, and in 1901 he began to manufacture a standard, relatively affordable, automobile. In 1903, Henry Ford formed his own company, and in 1908 he revolutionized the American automobile industry with his Model T. Ford designed the Model T for the average American, seeking to sell the car to farmers and small business people. This design became even more affordable when Ford moved production to a new assembly-line factory in Highland Park, Michigan.
