INTRODUCTION

This blog focuses on Chapter 30 of our European History books, which covers the 1960's all the way through 1991. It was during this time that Cold War tensions had relaxed significantly, and many people thought that global consistency and peace could be achieved. But in the 70's, the adolescent generation took to the counterculture movement and brought political and economic advancement to a halt, affecting every nation's government and causing many changes through reform and even war. We hope to compile, compress, and discuss the many aspects of this section of the book in a way that is not only insightful, but is inclusive to everyone, so that it may be a learning tool for anyone to use and understand. How did this group people with their new ideals manage to change the growth of nations around the world, and what sort of policies were introduced that still affect us today? All will be answered within...