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U.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980 HandoutU.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980 Handout
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US Department of State
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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1280L
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English, French, Spanish
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U.s. Department of State: Decades of Change: 1960 1980

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Summary of the rise of cultural and ethnic pluralism that took place in America between 1960 -1980 causing major social change. Included were such movements as civil rights, women, Latino, Native-American, counterculture, environmentalism, liberalism, the Cold War, the space program, Vietnam War, 1968 election, and more.

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Concepts

civil rights, liberalism, jimmy carter, john f. kennedy, richard nixon

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counterculture, cultural pluralism, election of 1968, environmentalism, ethnic pluralism, social movements, cold war, gerald ford, latino movement, lyndon johnson, native-american movement, space program, u.s. department of state: decades of change: 1960-1980, vietnam war, women's movement, the upheaval of a nation (1954-1980)

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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