Assignment task: American leaders in the late 1950s and early 1960s perceived a state of consensus in the United States. The events of the 1960s shattered that idea. In this essay:
Q1. Explain how and why American leaders perceived consensus in the United States? What threats did they anticipate in the future? Ideas of an American consensus.
Q2. What events and issues divided the nation and eliminated any idea of national consensus? Consider issues in foreign affairs (the Cold War) as well as domestic issues. Explain how and why these events and issues divided the nation.