Between the 1920s and 1950s there was a lot of new technology, but it’s probably not the kind you are thinking of. Between the 1920s and the 1950s there were many changes in people’s social lives. In the 1920s there were a lot of social changes for women. Women gained the right to vote, and they also had the opportunity to obtain a job for the first time. This ties over to the 1950s where there were a lot more job opportunities for the women.
In the 19th century divorce was very difficult to obtain, gradually changes in the law have made divorce “easier” There was three kinds of changes in the law; equalizing the grounds for divorce between the sexes, widening the grounds of divorce and making divorce cheaper there was a grant in 1949, legal aid. When the grounds for divorce between men and women were equalized (1923) a huge increase in the number of petitions from women. When divorce became easier it was due to the widening of the grounds “irretrievable breakdown” and almost over night the number of petitions almost increased. Many people chose not to divorce because of the expense however when legal aid was introduced in 1949 it
However, with there being such regional differences between the north and south in Britain, the social and economic impact of the Great Depression on Britain as a whole was extremely uneven. For many towns, particularly those in the north, the effect of the depression could not have been any worse as there was mass unemployment, extreme poverty and as an effect of this, long-term hopelessness. However, elsewhere, the 1930s became a time of affluence. During the 1920s and 30s there was a large social and cultural change. The 20s became known as the ‘jazz age’, the roaring 20s and the gay decade because of the relief throughout the country and its peoples after the horror of World War I.
Evaluate the effect easy availability of divorce has on the increasing divorce rate Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage. Debatably, the most influential factor in the increasing divorce rates is the easy availability of it. Up until the 1920’s Divorce was largely unheard of and hard to obtain; only males were allowed to file for one, it was also incredibly expensive. However in 1923 thanks to changes in the law, the grounds were equalised for both genders and later widened to include desertion and cruelty, causing a resultant spike in the number of divorces to 6000 in 1936. In 1949 laws were again changed to provide legal aid, reducing the costs significantly making it far more accessible to the wider population not just the rich.
Although both the coming and the arrival of the Great Depression did have some influence over the decision to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment, other factors played a part – most importantly the simple fact that prohibition didn’t work. In the early 1920s and throughout the 1930s America suffered through a period of economic decline, and because of this, the government in particular, was in need of funds to fuel its weakening economy. Taxation on alcohol would contribute towards the resources for relief, and prevent higher taxes in other areas of business which would only compound the situation. Each year the government was missing out on a sum of around $500 million which would be brought in by a tax on alcohol, and would significantly help America during the crisis. As well as this, an end to prohibition would eliminate the costs required to enforce it – an extra expenditure the government could not afford at this time.
"We're definitely benefiting from the dollar weakness ... in two ways," Chief Executive Robert Iger told analysts on a conference call. A cheaper mix of hotel room offerings and bargains for extended stays also kept tourists coming, he said. Domestic park attendance was up 5 percent, while parks in Paris and Hong Kong saw double-digit increases. "While we don't know where the marketplace will take us, we believe we're much better positioned in a difficult economic cycle than we were in the past, certainly back in 1991," Iger said. Analysts had expected that the weak U.S. economy and reduced consumer spending might impede revenue at Disney theme parks.
1 Women’s lives after the two world wars changed, but there is some debate as to how much it changed. Their lives changed politically, with women gaining the vote, they changed in terms of employment, as they were now permitted to join certain professions and they also changed socially as a better way of living was set out for them. It is argued that women were given greater opportunities after the wars due to their exceptional participation on the home front. However, many historians believe that this change in women’s lives was simply due to the changing times and the progression in society. The historical debate surrounding this topic is wether women’s lives really did change greatly after the two world wars, or wether their lives simply went back to the way they were before the war started.
Despite it’s irony, the twentieth century was an iconic and progressive time for advertising. The 1900’s saw the ongoing clash of ideologies, two World Wars, and a devastating economic downturn, which ultimately led to the wrath of the Great Depression. Despite the hard times, the twentieth century also saw drastic advancements in technology, political ideals, and that of most relevance to this discussion – consumerism. During the first half of the twentieth century, the advertising industry saw great advancements and changes as a whole. The industry itself became more respected, and consumer behaviour more closely watched.
Despite the numerous positives for Britain many other colonies felt the negative effects of the British empire sparking many conflicts in the past 200 years. Britain prospered financially throughout the many years of having an empire. Britain developed trade links between many countries, source B shows how these links benefitted Britain. The source shows that the years between 1700 and 1900 saw a dramatic increase in the amount of goods being imported and exported from Britain. Up until 1900 the source shows that Britain was in a very good position when it came to trade as their exports greatly outweighed their imports which in turn would make a steady profit for Britain.
The North Western area of India experienced the fastest growth between 1991 and 2001. But poorer areas did not share this experience. As a result Mc Donald’s need to take this into consideration in their plan to expand into these smaller towns. This can also be seen as a geographic issue as well. Similarly income distribution is highly skewed with 20% of the richest Indians sharing more than 40% of the national income.