The soviet union and the united states nearly went to war with each other in 1962 when the united states discovered soviet missiles on the island of cuba. this event, called the cuban missile crisis, was resolved peacefully after several days of negotiations between u. s. and soviet leaders. a microhistorical approach to the cuban missile crisis might study:
a. cultural differences between the united states and the soviet union that contributed to the crisis.
b. the geographic features and location of cuba that affected where the soviet union placed missiles.
c. the life of one person who was briefly involved in the negotiations that ended the crisis.
d. a single day of the crisis that fits into a pattern of bigger problems between the two countries.

b. great plains

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- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."