448 ChApTEr 20 | the BreaKDoWn oF ConsensUs | period eight 1945 –198 0 seeking the main point^449449
reflect on these questions, determine which themes and which documents best
address them.•
To what extent was the post–World War II American identity an acceptance
of diversity? Or was this era a time when a sweeping effort was made to
homogenize previously marginalized voices?•
Compare and contrast the office of the presidency with grassroots advocacy
groups in terms of how they each wielded power.•
In what ways did the civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s reshape
and realign American politics?21_STA_2012_ch20_447-472.indd 449 16/04/15 6:13 PM