World War II ended in 1945, sending veterans home to a postwar economy to have children and begin their new lives. Despite some social disagreements, everything was looking up for Americans. However by the time the baby boomers were becoming teenagers in the 60s, things were not looking so bright. While the 50s were full of prosperity, conformity, and consensus, there were still disagreements leading to the very different turbulence, protests, and disillusionment of the 60s. In part, Americans in the 1950s were prosperous and conforming to the life that lay ahead of them. An example of this conformity and consensus was the migration to the suburbs in the early 50s, known as the "White Flight" (Document A). Millions of white people flocked
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With these changes, cities became "black, brown, and broke" which contrasts from the idea of prosperity at this time. In addition to this, a political cartoon of Senator Joseph McCarthy as Lady Liberty also agrees with the confomity of the 50s (Document B). Lady Liberty is traditionally the first thing seen by those coming to America. She is a beacon of welcoming. Senator McCarthy was a communist hunter during the Red Scare. He would hunt down "communists", and have them deported or jailed. The author's purpose of having McCarthy extinguish Lady Liberty's torch is to show that he does not welcome people who differ from himself and the majority. This supports conformity because it excludes minority groups. In addition, magazines and Newspapers such as the Fortune, reflect the booming market and the prosperity, consensus, and conformity that it brings (Document C). The rise of the middle class brings a lot of new money into play for the entire …show more content…
The racial problems continued as a part of that turbulence. While Martin Luther King Junior organized nonviolent protests to become whites' equal, a man known as Malcolm X called for a bloody violent revolution to completely overthrow white people (Document F). Malcolm X actually hated King and mocked him in a 1963 speech, saying he sings of overcoming, instead of fighting. A lady named Betty Friedan also contributed to the turbulence of the 60s when she released her book The Feminine Mystique in 1963 (Document G). Friedan also founded the National Organization for Women (NOW), which strived to make women equal to men. In addition to this, she was a firm supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment which would have guarenteed the equality of genders. However, the ERA was not passed. Nevertheless, Betty Friedan directly contributed to turbulence in the 60s. American involvement in the Vietnam War was a large contributor to the disillusionment, protests, and turbulence of the 60s too. In 1967, President Johnson gave a speech in an attempt to pacify Americans as to why the U.S. had troops in Vietnam, but this just heightened the disillusionment felt after the war was over (Document H). He also sent troops to Vietnam at a higher rate than past presidents, which did not sit well with American doves, which were those who did not support the war efforts. The doves were
With these changes, cities became "black, brown, and broke" which contrasts from the idea of prosperity at this time. In addition to this, a political cartoon of Senator Joseph McCarthy as Lady Liberty also agrees with the confomity of the 50s (Document B). Lady Liberty is traditionally the first thing seen by those coming to America. She is a beacon of welcoming. Senator McCarthy was a communist hunter during the Red Scare. He would hunt down "communists", and have them deported or jailed. The author's purpose of having McCarthy extinguish Lady Liberty's torch is to show that he does not welcome people who differ from himself and the majority. This supports conformity because it excludes minority groups. In addition, magazines and Newspapers such as the Fortune, reflect the booming market and the prosperity, consensus, and conformity that it brings (Document C). The rise of the middle class brings a lot of new money into play for the entire …show more content…
The racial problems continued as a part of that turbulence. While Martin Luther King Junior organized nonviolent protests to become whites' equal, a man known as Malcolm X called for a bloody violent revolution to completely overthrow white people (Document F). Malcolm X actually hated King and mocked him in a 1963 speech, saying he sings of overcoming, instead of fighting. A lady named Betty Friedan also contributed to the turbulence of the 60s when she released her book The Feminine Mystique in 1963 (Document G). Friedan also founded the National Organization for Women (NOW), which strived to make women equal to men. In addition to this, she was a firm supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment which would have guarenteed the equality of genders. However, the ERA was not passed. Nevertheless, Betty Friedan directly contributed to turbulence in the 60s. American involvement in the Vietnam War was a large contributor to the disillusionment, protests, and turbulence of the 60s too. In 1967, President Johnson gave a speech in an attempt to pacify Americans as to why the U.S. had troops in Vietnam, but this just heightened the disillusionment felt after the war was over (Document H). He also sent troops to Vietnam at a higher rate than past presidents, which did not sit well with American doves, which were those who did not support the war efforts. The doves were