Discussion Questions
September 28, 2015

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   Questions for “Seeds of the Sixties”

   What were the overriding characteristics (ie behaviour, expectations, etc.) during the 1950s for:

   a.                  Youth

   b.                  women (expectations and limitations) 

   c.                   family 

   d.                  blacks 

   What was the “generation gap” based on?  (ie parents’ views vs. childrens’ views) 

   In the 1950s (and 1960s) who rebelled?  Why?  How did society react to them?  How was rebellion expressed? 

   What are the “seeds” of the sixties?  (ie the major factors which had an impact on the 1960s, such as communism, etc.) 

   What were the “rules” of the sixties which guided behaviour? 

   What was the contemporary perception of America in the 1950s?

   How would you evaluate Truman as a president?  Post war evaluations of his presidency have not always been kind, but is that a fair evaluation?  What do you think were his assets and/or his limitation  as a president?

   As a president, how influential was Truman in shaping the future directions of the Cold War?

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