1960

The period of early 1960 was the period when some of the greatest achievement in terms of civil rights for the black happened in the American history but it is true that the actual seeds for reaping the fruit of success ware well planted in the decade of 1950. President Johnson ,took some very serious steps towards achieving equality and civil right pushed the Congress to pass a wide ranging laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 barring discrimination. Also in…

In the 1960s, there was a major shift of focuses in Pepsi Ads from than the modest housewife. The first major change in Pepsi ads were the present of soldiers. When one analyze the soldiers in the numerous 1960s Pepsi ads, one will research “soldiers in the 1960s” and learn that the Vietnam War is an important aspect of the 1960s. The many ads where Pepsi ads depicted soldiers drinking pepsi, can give one a sense of…

Technology: The 1960s was a time of conformity but also a time of innovation in the area of electronics and communications. In the 1960s, cars saw a massive growth in the popularity of muscle cars, marked by the most popular Ford Mustang. Another popular innovation of the time was the hatchback, with the Renault 16; a design model that has lasted into modern cars such as the Prius. This time in the industry also saw a significant acceptance of Japanese cars, as seen in the popular Toyota…

Liberalism in the 1960’s was a combination of all things that were connected to politics and a passion for social reform. Politicians were ultimately voted into their office roles based on the promises they could make and the vote was also based on the support they had for different types of programs, such as welfare. However, the momentum of liberalism in the 1960’s was, in a way, superficial and therefore the movement would rapidly dwindle in the last few years of the decade. For proof of how…

Up until the 1960's, police had been largely viewed as law enforcers, using the law to uphold peace and order (Hoover, 2014). O.W. WIlson's book, Police Administration, written a decade earlier began to change police procedure into a more professional and academic direction. He implemented new areas of study in relation to the police work and was directly responsible for reputable institutions of higher learning adding new courses to these programs. Police were now viewed not just in an…

Daniel Dolan Mrs. Jankowski, p.7 American History III February 23, 2016 How Did Music in the 1960’s change the public opinion during Vietnam As the War in Vietnam raged on the people in America started to turn against it. Protests and protest music fueled the youth of the generation, with only peace and happiness to offer. The protest movement actually prospered when famous musicians and celebrities joined the movement. However, this movement was not popular with the older generations…

Hollywood and the 1960s For most moviegoers, visual experiences and stories are not only a good time but also leave a lasting impression. Ostensibly, movies create our vision of the past, societal norms and become a gateway to the present. This gives directors a huge amount of influence on our outlook towards society-causing genres, such as romantic movies, to create archetypes of relationships and period pieces to create archetypes for their respective era. For instance, in the iconic 1960s…

technology and the development of the market contribute to new varieties of youth culture? Affluence combined with other crucial demographic, technological, ideological and institutional factors led to new varieties of youth culture. The youth of the 1960s were generally conformist and apolitical. Young people were at a stage in their life where they were most motivated to construct identities, to forge new social groupings and to negotiate alternatives. They had chosen the liberating…

History of the 1960’s “The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn 't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility” (John Lennon). The 1960’s was a period of tremendous change that would go on to redefine the United States. It would not be a time where all of our problems were solved but it would build a foundation for the future of our great nation. During this period of change a group of individuals arose that would…

Feminism and race in the united states in the 1970s Introduction Feminism in the 1960s and 1970s came up as a result of the social upheavals that existed in the US during these years. Black feminists by the 1970s felt that the women’s movement led by such feminist organizations as the National Organization for Women (NOW); was too dominated by white middle-class women. They argued that these organizations could not represent the needs of poor and black women effectively. They argued that the…