Thought these past weeks my literature classmates and I have been watching a mini-series titled '60's'. While I have to make two posts on the series I want to take on of them and use it to give you an overview of what actually happened in this time period as so that when I upload my next post about the series you can have a pretty good sense of what is going on... Shall we begin?
The 1960's... an eventful time in history not just for us in the western hemisphere but also to our counter parts in the eastern hemisphere. However, for now I'm going to concentrate on the western hemisphere just to keep it relevant toward the series. The economy in the 60's is know for being a prosperous one. A time were the unemployment rate was down, jobs were there for the taking, technological development was at an all time high with factories and the like offering many opportunities. In politics we clearly remember President Kennedy's assassination in 1963 and his succession by President Lyndon B. Johnson. We see how both President Kennedy and Pres. Johnson focus mainly in their camping to the betterment of the economy. Were introduced to Medicare, food stamps, monetary funding for education, the decrease in taxes and upping military spending due to the presence of America in Vietnam. Pop culture in these times is stepping out of the Elvis Presley era and coming into The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, we get to see Woodstock in its prime, we see the iconic smiley face and we see a great many fashion icons such as Elizabeth Taylor. Socially speaking we find one of the most trying times in our history, we see racial discrimination, gender discrimination, political discrimination religious discrimination and ideological discrimination. We see how much energy was put into the war effort and just how much energy was put into the protest of it...
As we can see, these are but a few things that the 1960's gave us. I hope that now you may be able to capture what the mini-series is about...
Great summary. Even though I've seen "The 60's" mini-series in class, it was some weeks ago and couldn't remember clearly the situations you explained here. Your post helped me remember them. I'm sure this post will be helpful to both people who seen the series and those who haven't. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very useful post, its a nice thought that you explained.
ReplyDeleteHey, great overview of the decade of the 60s. I think it's a good idea to know what it's happening on the decade to understand the mini series in a better way.
ReplyDeleteHello, I loved how you explained the events on the 1960's it was great to see that you focused, not only on the events of the story, but also used the historical approach to analyze them.
ReplyDeleteI understand that everything you mention will somehow affect the characters in the miniseries. We also have Martin Luther King Jr. and pacifists, there is also the hippie movements clearly seen in the Woodstock Festivals.
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