The Decade of the 1960s

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The paper discusses the 1960s election of John F. Kennedy, the Cuban Missile Crisis that united the US against a common enemy and the Vietnam War that divided the nation. The paper then looks at personalities such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King who helped changed the social fiber of the nation and notes man's conquest to walk on the moon that culminated in 1969. The paper shows how the 1960s was an era that started trends that continued into the 1970s and the new millennium.

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"Could there be any doubt that the decade of 1960s was truly one of the most pivotal periods in the history of the United States not only in the twentieth century but throughout its history too? The 1960s indeed shaped our nation's history with the events that define who we are as an American nation. It was a decade that divided and united the nation; it was the period of our history that changed our lifestyle and our outlook. It may also be said that this era was the time where America lost its innocence as a result of the episodes that measured our mettle in the social, political, cultural and global arena."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Goodwin, Susan. American Cultural History: 1960-1969. Kingswood College Library. December 2006. 31 January 2008. <http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade60.html>.
• Nelson, Lynn H. WWW-VL: History: USA: 1960-1969. Kansas Heritage Group. 20 October 2007. 31 January 2008. <http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/20TH/1960s.html>.

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