USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The beatniks expressed their frustrations with 1950s society by:
A
protesting loudly
B
demanding Civil Rights for all Americans
C
Writing poetry and novels
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By the mid-1950s, the Beats helped to spearhead a cultural vanguard reacting against institutionalized American values, materialism, and conformity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Beats were a group of young people that came of age in the 1950’s and rejected the traditional society of 1950 ("Beats"). They spoke out against racism, war, and consumerism while they embraced drug use and homosexuality.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Beatniks of the 1950s tended to promote an anti-establishment, anti-materialist, carefree lifestyle that focused on sexual liberation and the exploration of the human condition through Eastern religions, art, and psychedelic drug use.

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