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    1. The civil rights movement was a struggle by African-Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve civil rights equal to whites‚ including equal opportunity in employment‚ housing‚ and education‚ as well as the right to vote‚ the right of equal access to public facilities‚ and the right to be free of racial discrimination. This movement wanted to restore to African-Americans the rights of citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.Leaders of the movement predicted‚

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    and the introduction of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ the period between 1945 and 1982 in Canada witnessed three historically significant events that left a profound impact on Canadian society and development. The Quiet Revolution during the 1960s was an important historical event that changed

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    Vietnam war protests and the antiwar music of the 1960’s Rachel Allison AP us history due 12/12/14     The Vietnam War had a huge impact on the American people that will not soon  be forgotten. During this period of time America was facing many serious challenges all  at once. Americans were at war fighting for freedom and democracy because of the fear  of the domino effect; a theory that a communist victory in one country would lead to a  chain reaction of communist takeovers in neighboring countries

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    Muhammad Ali was a boxer in the 1960’s‚ He was influential to many Muslim Americans. Muhammad Ali is considered one of the greatest boxers if not the greatest ever. Muhammad Ali was well known for his skills on the boxing floor. Ali was a hero for his dedication on and off the boxing floor. He helped many people believe in themselves. He was very brave‚ he contributed to many things in America‚ and he was a very religious person. At the age of 12‚ Muhammad Ali fought in his first boxing match.

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    Music has been around the world since the beginning of entertainment. Music has popular since the 1960s. During the 1960s’‚ music has changed from classical music to modern pop and rock from the artists such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Also‚ in the ‘60s‚ they were containing songs that were use to protest. For example‚ Soul singer Sam Cooke wrote “A Change Is Gonna Come” and Bob Dylan wrote “Blowin’ in the Wind”. Both songs are responses to racism during the Civil Rights Movements. Also

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    Liberation The decade of the 1960’s was an era of spiritual journey for many individuals and a cultural crusade for others. This enlightened outlook and newfound brazen behavior was a stark contrast to the conformity and repression of the 1950’s. Liberation was the buzzword used by those seeking to break out of the stereotypical roles that society had forced them into from a young age. Women began to protest the mainstream thinking that “barefoot in the kitchen” was their destiny. Ethnic groups

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    Pop Culture Research Paper Chandler Pruneau November 9‚ 2014 To Kill a Mockingbird: Racism in Film in the 1960’s The 1960’s was a decade of radical social change and revolutionary attitude. While people were able to come together on many issues and influence positive change in our nation‚ racism was still a shaky platform for much of society. Because the ideas of hatred and inequality were deep rooted in so many people‚ the social activists in favor of an equal America faced a long and

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    Rights movement of the 1960’s based their agenda primarily on the goals of equality for African-Americans. The call for better treatment of African-Americans rallied society together in the fight for increasing tolerance and further awareness of the injustices occurring in the seemingly tolerant United States. However‚ despite fruitful and positive intentions‚ the movement was unable to accomplish the idealistic goals they preached. Though the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s was able to create

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    Initiating a social movement is an organized technique that African Americans have employed in order to cope with and deal with differential and pejorative treatment on several occasions in American history. The civil rights movement in the 1960’s fought for equality for African Americans and whites alike and remains a force to this day for the civil rights for all US citizens regardless of race‚ religion gender or sexuality. In more recent years‚ the outrage in response to the acquittal of George

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    THE COLD WAR in the 1960’s * MAD Theory (Mutually Assured Destruction) * The Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct. 1962) * Why the crisis happened? (Khrushchev‚ Fidel Castro & Cuba) * Was JFK a hawk or a dove? * Impacts of the crisis: flexible response & trend toward détente * Missles out of Cuba * Missles out of Germany * Can’t invade Cuba with force. THE WAR IN VIETNAM * It was America’s longest war * Some numbers: $ 150 billion ($600

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