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∙ 10y agoIn 1950, Scuba changed from primarily breath holding to just underwater scuba, technological advances in the 50's create the bathyscaphe, which reached a depth of over 13,000, and Jaques Cousteau was introduced to the American public and spurred interest in scuba diving.
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∙ 10y agoOne important demographic shift that occurred in the 1950s was the post-World War II baby boom, a significant increase in birth rates in many Western countries. This led to a large generation of baby boomers who had a lasting impact on society and the economy.
Major changes in the nature and types of credit cards occurred in the 1950s. Two types of credit cards emerged in that decade: the charge card and the bank credit card.
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It was a franchise business that became a multinational corporation that provided jobs in the service sector
Business expanded, people were franchising other companies, and large companies offered well-paying, secure jobs to certain kinds of workers.
The American automobile structure is the most important new idea from the 1950s.
There were many great medical advances that occurred in the 1950's. A few of the best advances was the start of antibiotics, the polio vaccine, and the ultrasound.
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a significant breakthrough occurred with the establishment of the product-liability concept, whereby a plaintiff did not have to prove negligence but only had to prove that a defective product caused an injury
Assimilation occurred in Australia toward the Aborigine people in the 1950s. The government wanted the Aborigines as well as other foreigners to become more British, and they were forced off of their land to live among others.
Changes in the American consumer economy in the 1950s was largely due to advertising and the rise of advertisement. Businesses changed due to advertising and contributed to the rise of popular mass culture.
The United Nations used military force against an aggressor nation