The Sixties — significance?
Decade of major social and political change in the US.
The Sixties: US decade
Major social and political change in the 1960s.
Cold War crises — role?
High-stakes confrontations like the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Golden Age
Period of prosperity before late 1960s decline.
Era of decadence
Late 1960s label for worsening conditions.
Cold War tensions
Rivalry marked by high conflict risk.
Cuban Missile Crisis
1962 nuclear confrontation between US and USSR.
Détente
Relaxation of Cold War tensions.
JFK election
Kennedy's 1961 presidential victory.
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1. How is the 1960s decade characterized in the course as a whole?
2. What best characterizes 'The Sixties' in the context of American history?
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