Two Generations, Two Decades: How the WWII and Vietnam Generations Impacted the 1950s & 1960s

Two Generations, Two Decades: How the WWII and Vietnam Generations Impacted the 1950s & 1960s

1-Time Lecture | This class is completed

FIU Biscayne Bay Campus 3000 NE 151st Street, ACI-224 North Miami, FL 33181-3000 United States

AC2-212

Anyone

9/22/2022 (one day)

3:00 PM-4:30 PM EDT on Th

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Two Generations, Two Decades:  How the World War II Generation (1938-1945) and the Vietnam Generation (1945-1952) Impacted the 1950s and 1960s
 
"Two Generations, Two Decades" takes a fresh look at growing up in the early Cold War. The World War II Generation, or last of the Silent Generation, grew up at the dawning of the Atomic Age, formed the first mass youth culture, and led the way in the turbulent 1960s. The Vietnam Generation, or first wave of the Baby Boom Generation, fostered a child-centered culture in the 1950s and came of age just as the country began coming apart with assassinations, race riots, the counterculture and protest movement, and the Vietnam War. This presentation offers an opportunity to revisit two of the nation’s most critical decades.

  • Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Dr. Michael Scheibach holds a doctorate degree in American Studies from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in History from the University of Missouri. After retiring from a long career in the publishing industry, he now teaches history at multiple colleges and universities.  He is the author of five books and has been called upon numerous times to present throughout the United States.