By the 1960s, a generation of white Americans raised in prosperity and steeped in the culture of conformity of the 1950s had come of age. However, many of these baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) rejected the conformity and luxuries that their parents had provided. These young, middle-class Americans, especially those fortunate enough to attend college when many of their working-class and African American contemporaries were being sent to Vietnam, began to organize to fight for their own rights and end the war that was claiming the lives of so many.
THE NEW LEFT
By 1960, about one-third of the U.S. population was living in the suburbs; during the 1960s, the average family income rose by 33 percent. Material culture blossomed, and at the end of the decade, 70 percent of American families owned washing machines, 83 percent had refrigerators or freezers, and almost 80 percent had at least one car. Entertainment occupied a larger part of both working- and middle-class leisure hours. By 1960, American consumers were spending $85 billion a year on entertainment, double the spending of the preceding decade; by 1969, about 79 percent of American households had black-and-white televisions, and 31 percent could afford color sets. Movies and sports were regular aspects of the weekly routine, and the family vacation became an annual custom for both the middle and working class.
I’m pretty sure they fought and conquered neighboring tribes. They also had Tenochtitlan, the capital, in the middle of lake Texcoco, which provided protection. They then defeated more tribes and taxed the tribes until the Aztecs were flourishing where they were invaded by Hernan Cortez
Chủ nghĩa tư bản đã bắt đầu tồn tại trên quy mô nhỏ trong nhiều thế kỷ xuất hiện dưới dạng các hoạt động buôn bán, cho thuê và cho vay và đôi khi là ngành công nghiệp quy mô nhỏ với một số lao động làm công ăn lương. Đã có một lịch sử rất dài trong trao đổi hàng hóa đơn giản và sản xuất hàng hóa đơn giản, đó là nền tảng ban đầu cho sự phát triển của tư bản từ trao đổi thương mại
<span><span> Downfall of Mali Empire:</span> </span>Weakened by attacks and internal rewbellion. The Mali lost it's hold on the Gold and Salt trade. The Songhai empire was then able to grow in power and take previously held Mali territories.
The downfall of Songhai Empire: The Moroccan armies invaded Songhai, which led the fall of Songhai empire.
The downfall of Ghana Empire: In the 11th century, when the Almoravids, a militant confederation of Muslims, began to attack the empire and even conquered it for a time. Though their grip on power did not last long, the chaos they brought to the region destabilized trade, hurting the empire's sources of income.
