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1950s And 1960s Dbq Analysis

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When looking into the 1950’s and 1960’s, it is important to look at the many struggles going on back then in order to truly differentiate between the two decades. These two decades experienced many different challenges both socially and politically. In fact, many people have portrayed the 1950s as the decade of prosperity, conformity, and consensus. While others have portrayed the 1960s as a decade of turbulence, protest, and disillusionment. In order to truly differentiate between both the 1950s and 1960s, we must consider the war, civil rights, and social changes. The 1950s and 1960’s were completely changed due to the effects of both the Cold War and World War II. This can be seen during the 1950s where many people were glad that World War II was finished and hoped that there was going to be no wars in the future. These people were glad that they had things like a house, a steady job, and a car. This can definitely be seen in Document A where people are moving into their new suburban houses and finally living a world without war once again. While during the 1960s, we can see that the Cold War was beginning to erupt and cause a fear of atomic …show more content…

One of the social changes in the 1950s was rock-n-roll music which led to teens rebelling against the social norms and being able to freely express themselves. In fact, much of the older generation looked down upon rock-n-roll because they considered it tasteless and music from the devil. While in the 1960s, music was considered a way to really express yourself and tell the world about how you really felt about the current situation. Much of the 60’s music was used to protest the Vietnam War and show the government that they did not want to go off to war to fight. The 1950s was a decade filled with change and prosperity while the 1960s were the years of rebellion and

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