HIST 1F95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Montgomery Bus Boycott, International Monetary Fund, Wirtschaftswunder
Document Summary
Wealth, the welfare state and the sixties generation (1945 - early 70"s) Glorious thirty : the 30 years following the second ww in france. Green revolution : a large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties. Welfare state : a system whereby the government undertakes to protect the health and well being of its citizens, especially those in financial or social need, by means of grants, pensions and other benefits. The foundations for the modern welfare state in the us were laid by the new. European community : one of the three pillars of the european union. The pillars represent the three different areas of cooperation within the union. Woodstock : a village in new york state, where some 400"000 young people assembled in 1969 for a rock music festival.
