While the United States appeared to be dominated by consensus and conformity in the 1950s, some Americans reacted against the status quo. Analyze the critiques of United States society made by TWO of the following: youth, civil rights activists, and intellectuals.

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While the United States appeared to be dominated by consensus and conformity in the 1950s, some Americans reacted against the status quo. Analyze the critiques of United States society made by TWO of the following: youth, civil rights activists, and intellectuals.

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Alvin Thompson · Answer 1

While most of the social unrest and uprisings that fought agains the status social quo of the period took place in the 60s, some started earlier in the 50s. In ther realm of Civil Rights, people were upset that African Americans had been asked to fight for a country that did not treat them fairly back home. The youth were also mad after being asked to fight in Vietnam.