4. Britain
• There was a radical change in society during 1955.
30,000 workers had immigrated into Britain in order to find employment.
Different cultural backgrounds and beliefs were introduced which caused an
impact on British society.
• Beatniks - an emerging group of young people rejecting conventional
lifestyles. There was a predominate rise of these young people which caused
rebellious acts among Britain.
• Feminism was still on the rise. They yet again achieved success as 24 women
became MPs, representing their political role in parliament.
• However in 1958, rioting and radical tension developed within society in
Nottingham, which influenced London’s Notting Hill race riots. Political and
social differences began to show which challenged British society.
• In 1959 25 women became MPs.
• In 1960 Contraceptive oral pill becomes available for women to use and the
Second wave of the ‘Feminist Movement’ begins.
5. USA
• The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) in the United States
aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and
restoring their right to vote.
• The movement was characterized by major campaigns of civil resistance. Acts
of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience caused crisis situations between
activists and government authorities. Federal, state and local
governments, businesses and communities often had to respond immediately
toward inequality faced by African Americans. Forms of protest and civil
disobedience included boycotts like the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955, ‘sit-
ins’ such as the influential Greensboro sit-ins in North Carolina, marches in
Alabama and a wide range of other nonviolent activities.
• Noted legislative achievements during this phase of the Civil Rights Movement
were passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that banned discrimination based
on "race, color, religion, or national origin" in employment practices and public
accommodations
6. Russia
• The end of the Stalin era brought immediate liberalization in several
aspects of Soviet life. Party leader Nikita S. Khrushchev denounced
Stalin's tyrannical reign in 1956, signaling a sharp break with the
past. Because Khrushchev lacked the all-encompassing power of
Stalin, his time in office was marked by continuous maneuvering
against political enemies much more real than Stalin's had been.
• Party control of cultural activity became much less restrictive with
the onset of the first "thaw" in the mid-1950s. Khrushchev
attempted reforms in both domestic and foreign policy, with mixed
results. During his tenure (1953-64), world politics became much
more complex as the insecurities of the Cold War persisted;
Khrushchev ultimately was undone by a combination of failed policy
innovations in agriculture, party politics, and industry
7. 1910-1915
Literature
1913-27 – ‘Remembrance of Things Past’ Marcel Proust (France)
Music
1910 – ‘Firebird’ Igor Stravinsky (Russia)
Theatre
1912 – ‘The Post Office’ Rabindranath Tagore (India)
Film
1915 – ‘The Tramp’ Charlie Chaplin (US)
1955-1960
Literature
1955 – ‘MonstreGai’, ‘Malign Fiesta’ Wyndham Lewis (UK)
Theatre
1960 – ‘Dance of the Forests’ Wole Soyinka (Nigeria)
Film
1955 – ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ Nicholas Ray (US)
8.
9. 1910-1915
1910- Claude demonstrates the first modern neon light at the Paris Motor Show.
1911- Joseph Rawlings files a United Kingdom patent for a wall plug.
1912- RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg and sinks on her maiden voyage from the United
Kingdom to the United States.
1913- Kinemacolor, the first commercial “natural color” system for movies is invented.
1914- A 76 cm refracting telescope is built at Allegheny
Observatory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth largest refractor in the world.
1915- Pluto is photographed for the first time but not recognized as a planet.
1955-1960
1955- Strömsund Bridge in Sweden completed, the first significant cable-stayed bridge of
the modern era.
1956- First flight of Convair B-58, the first supersonicjetbomber capable of Mach 2
flight, designed by Robert H. Widmer.
1957- Launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
1958- The United States Congress formally creates the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
1959- Agfa introduces the first fully automatic camera, the Optima.
1960- Dutch mathematician Hans Freudenthal invents the artificial
language Lincos, intended for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence.
10.
11. The category I have chosen is Art & Design
because it consists of major artistic movements
and events which I am interested in. I also want to
1910 use this as an opportunity to expand my
-The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni. knowledge on different styles of artwork.
-Girl with Parrot- Pierre Bonnard
- Pablo Picasso – Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
- Julian Trevelyan - English printmaker
1911 Kahnweiler was an important person in
- Mona Lisastolenfrom the Musée du Louvre Picasso's life, he was among the first people
-Lydia Field Emmet – Olivia to recognize the importance of P's painting
- Henri Matisse – L’Atelier Rouge
1912
-Marcel Duchamp – Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
-David Bomberg – Vision of Ezekiel
-Ludwig Merwart - Austrian painter and graphic artist
1914
-David Bomberg – The Mud Bath
- Jean Tabaud, French artist
1915
-print magazine Pablo Picasso – Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler;
a Cubist style, Oil on canvas
