The sixties were turbulent times for America, both domestically and abroad. During thesixties America witnessed the assassination of a president, the assassination of a civil rightsleader, a "conflict" in Vietnam, and a counterculture revolution among the youth. Thecounterculture would pea...

"From about 1825 until the outbreak of the civil war in 1861, the atmosphere in the nation was one of reform" (Boardman, 122). There were five major reform movements present in 19th century America. There was the Utopianism/Communitarian Movement, which established an ideal society away from prese...