Significance Of The Sixties
The sixties are remarkably different from other decades in American history. This period means different things to different people. To some people, it could be described as the most turbulent in the American history. Many others regarded it as well as the period that ushered in social change in the country. It is not only in America that the sixties brought a lot of transformation, it brought about social change in various parts of the world. This period is very significant in America because it affected several events in the country. Terry H. Anderson captured events that transformed the country in his SIXTIES (Fourth Edition). You can a read a lot of information about the sixties from this publication.
The events of the sixties were motivated by the conformities of the 50s and the Cold War that followed the end of World War 2. Although America and the Allied Countries won the war, they never won the peace as the world was polarized between the capitalist West led by American and the communist east led by the former Soviet Union. The world was never polarized as it was during this cold war era. …show more content…
The first thing that you would notice about the period is that the period was governed by idealism, which started with the 1961 presidential election in America. President John F Kennedy who won the election introduced activism in governance. He asked his country people to meet the demand of the New Frontier. He brought about great innovations in the country by introducing various economic reforms, which facilitated economic growth in America. He did this by increasing government spending and cutting taxes for the poor. He introduced different changes that transformed the inner cities and improved access to education. He sent several proposals to the congress, but the Congress did not pass many of these proposals until his death in
The events of the sixties were motivated by the conformities of the 50s and the Cold War that followed the end of World War 2. Although America and the Allied Countries won the war, they never won the peace as the world was polarized between the capitalist West led by American and the communist east led by the former Soviet Union. The world was never polarized as it was during this cold war era. …show more content…
The first thing that you would notice about the period is that the period was governed by idealism, which started with the 1961 presidential election in America. President John F Kennedy who won the election introduced activism in governance. He asked his country people to meet the demand of the New Frontier. He brought about great innovations in the country by introducing various economic reforms, which facilitated economic growth in America. He did this by increasing government spending and cutting taxes for the poor. He introduced different changes that transformed the inner cities and improved access to education. He sent several proposals to the congress, but the Congress did not pass many of these proposals until his death in