Read the statement below and then analyze what it is saying about being a young person in the United States in the 1960's. Use these questions to help you write a commentary of 3-5 sentences:
What events and changes in American society does the writer refer to?
How is this document an example of the `youth culture' at the time?

"When we were kids the United States was the wealthiest and strongest country in the world; the only one with the atom bomb. . . . As we grew, however, our comfort was penetrated [filled] by events too troubling to dismiss [forget about]. . . . The Southern struggle against racial bigotry [racism], compelled [took] most of us from silence to activism. Second . . . the Cold War, symbolized by the presence of the Bomb, brought awareness that we ourselves, and our friends, and millions of abstract "others" . . . might die at any time."

The answer for the instructions:

The events that the author refers to are the fight against racial inequality, and the cold war. Now, this document is an example of the "youth culture" at the time because it explains how that time kids saw the united states and its impact on the world. As well as the big conflicts of their childhood.

Explanation:

The reason behind this answer is that first of all we have to follow the instructions, second, we need to analyze the information and use the direct and indirect facts. Third, the 1960s United States was one of the most important in history because it solved big problems. The first one was the racial inequality that prevailed even when there were policies against it. Also, because they avoided an incredibly destructive war because they created awareness of the impact their actions could have on the world. But most importantly because the government listened to the people and how the "youth culture" helped to solve these problems by letting the government and society know, it was time to change.