PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON
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college students
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artists and poets
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teenagers
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rock ‘n’ roll performers
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was the basis of “Beat” criticism of American society? Skepticism on authority was the basis for the Beat criticism. Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg voiced disillusion with the materialistic pursuits and “establishment” arrogance of the Eisenhower era.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement describes a positive impact of the Beat Generation? The Beats encouraged independent thinking in an age of conformity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Soviets responded by forming the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to govern their occupation zone. The United States refused to recognize the GDR until 1974. The GDR was absorbed by the FRG in 1990 when Germany reunified.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1947, President Harry S. Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.