PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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He believes the era had a very positive impact on our country.
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He is unsure whether or not this era had a good influence on our country.
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He believes this era caused many problems with our country, including unemployment
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He believes this era had a positive influence on our country, but the next era was even more successful.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements, political assassinations and the emerging “generation gap."
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sixties gave birth to a popular culture in film and music that reflected and influenced the decade’s social upheavals: the rise of Cold War politics, civil rights movements, student protests, and the Vietnam war all profoundly affected American society and culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1960s saw the emergence of social movements around civil rights, opposition to the Vietnam War, feminism, Mexican American activism, and environmentalism, as well as the first stirrings of gay rights.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 1960s in American culture was a time of empowerment to battle social injustices such as racism and poverty. In the 1960s, America experienced an optimistic time of hope with plans to eliminate social inequalities, but the decade ended with a failed Vietnam War and the deaths of prominent political figures.