Discussion 1
1. Events of the 1950’s strongly influenced the lives of those living in the early 1960s. In fact, many of the events that took place in the 1950s reverberated throughout and beyond the 20th century and continue to impact American lives today. One of the events that occurred during the 1950s that impacts people in the 1960s is McCarthyism (Rosenberg, 2017). McCarthyism refers to the policies and practices of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who “began a witch hunt that would result in the blacklisting of many Americans as communists,” (Rosenberg, 2017). McCarthyism would affect my life because of the way I would be afraid to express my views for fear I would be blacklisted. The term “McCarthyism” is used synonymously for witch hunts, and this era proved that Americans have an unnatural fear of anything remotely resembling social service programs because of their gullibility of anti-communist propaganda.
2. The events of the 1950’s primed society for the upheavals of the 1960s. The important social and cultural upheavals that took place in the 1960s, such as the Civil Rights movement and the peace movement in reaction to the Vietnam War are still reflected in your lives today. The 1960s included a number of important events, the most important of which would be the Civil Rights Act (“The Sixties: Moments in Time,” 2005). The Civil Rights Act helped to transform American society, but unfortunately revealed how racism remains entrenched in the culture. The ramifications of the Civil Rights Act are still felt, but we still do experience racism today. Although the Civil Rights Act did lead to meaningful legislation, that legislation should have been passed a century prior. Nevertheless, the Civil Rights Act was an important step forward for all Americans.
Discussion 2
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References
NASA (2017). July 20, 1969. Retrieved online: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html
Rosenberg, J. (2017). A brief timeline of the 1950s. Retrieved online: https://www.thoughtco.com/1950s-timeline-1779952
“The Sixties: Moments in Time,” (2005). PBS. Retrieved online: http://www.pbs.org/opb/thesixties/timeline/timeline_text.html
United States Air Force (1960). Civil Defense & Nuclear Attacks: Let's Face It. Retrieved online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0ra6pK1YCo
UNESCO (2013). Education for disaster preparedness. Retrieved online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USLHmwvpjX8
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