THEMATIC FOCUS American and Regional Culture (ARC)
Creative expression, demographic change, philosophy, religious beliefs, scientific
ideas, social mores, and technology shape national, regional, and group cultures in
America, and these varying cultures often play a role in shaping government policy
and developing economic systems.
Learning Objective N
:Explain how and why opposition to existing policies and values developed and changed over the course of the 20th century
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC- 1
Although anti-communist foreign policy faced little domestic opposition in previous years, the Vietnam War inspired sizable and passionate anti-war protests that became more numerous as the war escalated and sometimes led to violence.
KC- 2
Some groups on the left also rejected liberal policies, arguing that political leaders did too little to transform the racial and economic status quo at home and pursued immoral policies abroad.
KC- 3
Young people who participated in the counterculture of the 1960s rejected many of the social, economic, and political values of their parents’ generation, introduced greater informality into U.S. culture, and advocated changes in sexual norms.
