The 1960s was a time of progression and change. Previously the world went through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. All these events caused massive changes in the economy,

Replied to this discussion post: The 1960s was a time of progression and change. Previously the world went through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. All these events caused massive changes in the economy, government, relationships, and society. Not long after World War II ended, roughly two years later, the Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union. This war influenced a divide among countries once more. Communism and tension increased. The previous historical events in-addition to the Cold War provided some of the reasons behind civil rights and student protest movements in the 1960s as people were fed up with what they were seeing and wanted change. One of the most well-known student protest movements in the 1960s began in China. Starting in the 1950s, China started looking at the Soviet Union as a role model and influence for China’s own society and government. They used policies like Stalin’s five-year plan to promote new ideas and changes. One of these changes impacted women. Women were given “full equality, work outside the home, and state-supported childcare” (Weisner-Hanks, Merry E., et al, 934). Policies and programs that were put into place were questioned after Moa, China’s leader at the