what are key features of the 1960's,what are myths?

Answer 1

I was around in the '60s. One myth seems to be that everybody was turned on--that everybody was either a Mod or a hippie or otherwise cool. But trust me, there were plenty of straight, uptight people running around. Not everybody was running around smoking joints and listening to Jefferson Airplane. A lot of people paid very high prices for bucking the establishment.

The JFK assassination was a critical point in the 1960s.

Other things that were crucial was the turning of the public tide against the American military presence in Vietnam, more women having access to reliable birth control, the RFK and MLK assassinations (in concentrating on JFK, many people forget how devastating his brother's murder was), younger people becoming interested in politics, the failed "war on poverty", a wider awareness of feminism, civil rights activism, and more people in general speaking out publicly for what they thought was right.

Answer 2

Sexual promiscuity supported by technique of the introduction of the pill. The Beatles, and the Rolling Stones. The mini skirt. the idea that we weren't going to hitch the 'rat race' (pursuing textile benefit) - yet maximum persons did. you have not in any respect had it so solid, and Harold Wilson affirming, after the pound were devalued, 'this received't impression the pound on your pocket.' Which for sure it did. And vehicle stickers proclaiming 'i'm backing Britain,' presently observed by technique of yet another decal, 'i'm taking flight,' which I did - 1971. not in any respect appeared decrease back. classic posters: From the Egg promotion and marketing Board: 'flow to paintings on an egg' next to 'this is extra constructive by technique of bus.' AND, throughout an election marketing campaign a Labour social gathering Poster exhibiting a fragile couple frolicking in the grass (you have not in any respect had it so solid) next to a Tory social gathering poster bearing the slogan, 'do not enable Labour damage it.' Or replaced into that an commercial for the pill? can't bear in mind, this is all so some time previous. those were the days, my buddy.

Answer 3

The main features that were highlighted in 1960's are illustrated below:

The sixties were a time of change, counter culture and political movements. Many young people involved themselves in trying to make America a better place for all people, no matter what gender or race they were. The sixties began with the election of America's youngest president, John F. Kennedy. During his period in office people stepped out and said how they felt. They thought that with Kennedy leading America, anything was possible.

By 1963 another great leader began to draw attention to another important issue, the treatment of African Americans. Martin Luther King, Jr. had such composure and such dignity that hearing him publicly speak was not only a privilege but an honor. King inspired people and made them believe that they could make a difference. King believed in nonviolent protest against segregation and racial discrimination. Many people, blacks and whites alike, joined his March on Washington in 1963, and others later helped change the way Americans treated one another. The assassination of President Kennedy in November 1963 shocked the country. Violence in the south was still in the headlines as a black church in Alabama was blown up with killing four children inside. In 1964 President Johnson declared "War on Poverty" and promised Americans a "Great Society." The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law. Rioting in Watts in 1965 nearly destroyed Los Angeles.

Americans increasingly grew opposed to the war in Vietnam. The war had burst into the country's living rooms on the nightly news like an open floodgate and many in the country were horrified at what they saw. 1968 was a year of great tragedy, both Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were assassinated. The Democratic National Convention was the scene of horrible violence. There were some bright moments, man orbited the earth for the first time in Apollo 8 in 1968 and at the close of the decade America entered a new frontier as Neil Armstrong walked on the moon for the first time.

With regards to your question about what are myths, here is what I could find from American Heritage® Dictionary:Description of myth

NOUN: 1a. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth. b. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth.

Hope this helps. Goodluck!

Answer 4

This question actually coincides wildly with my thesis paper, which is on the nature of 20th century American mythology--and a central part of that is looking at how much the outlook of Americans on the mythic changed on November 22, 1963, when someone who was essentially a living legend was killed (they even called it Camelot)...

I'd say the assassination of JFK is perhaps *the* key element of the 1960's in America. The innocence was lost, and that greatly influenced much that happened afterwards.

Answer 5

Birth control for women. Beginning of the women's liberation movement.

Free speech movement. Beginning of protesting everything and question/harassing any authority.

Vietnam War escalates. Generalization throughout society of the peace movement.

Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring" draw attention to ecology/environment (Earth Day began in 1970, I think)

Hair got longer, clothes became less formal to messy and dirty.

There were sit-ins about anything that you could think of to protest.

Crafts became "cool" rather a necessary part of existence.

A myth is that marijuana/drugs can make you more creative or a better person

Answer 6

Key features, Beatles, Elvis, women's lib,
Myths, Not everyone wore flowers in their hair and did drugs.

Answer 7

The Beatles

Answer 8

Free love and sex is a total myth i never got any and i was nearly 8 !

Answer 9

death of Marilyn Monroe, the Kennedy Brothers, change of Rock and Roll music, the end of Senior Cords, the Viet Nam War, the end of innocence for a lot of us by losing family and friends. along with hopes and dreams for a better future

Answer 10

There are no myths,everything you have been told is true.