II.The Reasons behind the U.S.Social Movements in Post-World WIl A.In the 1960s,three groups-Afro-Americans,young people and women --were dissatisfied with their lives American black people,who had a taste of life outside the racially segregated South during World War II,returned to become rebels against the old system. Middle-class white women who had the opportunity to work in responsible jobs during World War II,felt isolated from society because they had to be housewives again. Young people,who were known as post-WWII baby boomers, were alienated by traditional white male values in U.S.society. II. The Reasons behind the U.S. Social Movements in Post-World WII A. In the 1960s, three groups –Afro-Americans, young people and women --were dissatisfied with their lives. • American black people, who had a taste of life outside the racially segregated South during World War II, returned to become rebels against the old system. • Middle-class white women who had the opportunity to work in responsible jobs during World War II, felt isolated from society because they had to be housewives again. • Young people, who were known as post-WWII baby boomers, were alienated by traditional white male values in U.S. society