Discuss the lives of different groups of Americans during the period of the 1960s to 2000s. How did lives change for Americans during this period? Were all Americans impacted in the same ways, or were differences? Discuss the experiences of at least three different groups, explaining how the period impacted their lives.
Finally, discuss the world you live in today. Has it changed from the period you learned about in terms of civil rights for all Americans, or has it stayed the same? Has it changed from the period you read about in terms of unending conflict, or has it stayed the same? When historians tell the story of the world we live in today to the next generation, will it be similar to the essay you just wrote, or will it be different?
An excellent answer for the essay will address the who, what, where, why, and how of the question to frame your answer. Below are the following materials that, at a minimum, must be cited with in-text citations in other to earn an the equivalent to an A or B on this essay:
- at least one reference to OpenStax US History CHAPTER 29: Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s
- at least one reference to OpenStax US History CHAPTER 30: Political Storms at Home and Abroad, 1968-1980
- at least two references to OpenStax US History CHAPTER 31: From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980-2000
