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the sixties
Title: the sixties
Category: History
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the sixties
The Sixties
Many social changes that were addresses in the
1960s are still the issues being confronted today.
The ‘60s was a decade of social and political
upheaval. Inspite of all the turmoil, there were
some positive results: the civil rights revolution,
John F. Kennedy’s bold vision of a new frontier,
and the breathtaking advances in space, helped
bring about progress and prosperity. However, there
was alot of negative effects: student and anti-war
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California, pillaged, burned and killed, while 500
policemen and 5000 nation guardsmen struggled in
vain to contain their fury. Hour after hour, the
toll mounted: 27 dead at the week’s end, nearly 600
injured, 1700 arrested, and property damage well
over 0 million.
The 1960s could definitely be considered the
most controversial decade of this century. Hippies,
racism, drugs, war, and breaking every rule that
had ever been set gave this time a very deserved
place in history.
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