Golden Age vs decadence: same decade, different verdicts.
1. How is the 1960s decade characterized in the course as a whole?
2. What contrast is used to describe the late 1960s?
3. What event is identified as the 1962 Cold War confrontation that brought the superpowers close to nuclear war?
The Sixties — significance?
Decade of major social and political change in the US.
Cold War crises — role?
High-stakes confrontations like the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Sixties: US decade
Major social and political change in the 1960s.
Golden Age
Period of prosperity before late 1960s decline.
Era of decadence
Late 1960s label for worsening conditions.
Cold War tensions
Rivalry marked by high conflict risk.
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