Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples’ Temple

After viewing the film Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples’ Temple (If the link does not open for you on click, here is the URL: ) write an essay of 500-1200 words in length that analyzes the Jonestown tragedy according to the historical and cultural influences of the 1970s.
What is going on historically in the 1950s-1970s that creates so much social upheaval in America? Why are so many people in the 1970s hungry for new religious answers to their problems and how does Jim Jones offer them an answer? While it is an extreme example, how is Peoples’ Temple part of the religious cultural trend of the 1970s and how does it compare to other religious movements of the time?

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