The 1960's affected politics and the economy but above all society and social culture. ... Huge events such as civil rights and The Vietnam War affected people dramatically. ... The Vietnam War was a very controversial war, and when the draft was accelerated and anti-war sentiment grew, college students organized anti-war protests. ... Also, young adults lost a certain respect for authority because they felt that politicians didn't fulfill their responsibilities, especially during the war. ... During the late sixties, two laws were passed that outlawed certain disciplinary acts i...

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The American Civil war was also a necessary evil. ... The movie Gettysburg is an epic retelling of personal and historical events surrounding the decisive battle of the Civil War (Gettysburg). ... In the end all of these disagreements on both sides led to the Civil War. ... It was bad for the South because a high tariff would not let the south trade its cotton for foreign goods (Civil). ... During this time a surge of democratic reform swept the North and West. ...

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As a result, the Cold War became a topic of much controversy and fear. ... The Civil Rights movement finally came into the forefront, after simmering behind the scenes in the 1950s. Also during this time, John F. ... The economy in the 1950s boomed. ... He worked here throughout the duration of the war. ...

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The Vietnam Revolution was an epilogue of events that started way before the conflict that occurred during the 1960's and 1970's. ... This war would be the Vietnam Revolution. ... However, as they began to realize, this war was going be a long drawn out war. ... Yet, the actions of the United States determined much of the outcomes during the war. ... The growing anti-war movement alarmed the U.S. government, and eventually dictated the way the government ran the war. ...

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Kerry, a veteran of the war, and Martin Luther King, a mature civil rights activist. ... King speaks of civil right unparticular. ... There are students who are protesting for better educations, African Americans who are struggling for civil rights, poor people who are trying to abolish poverty and secure democracy, and more importantly there are faculty members who are questioning the importance of their institutions to the critical problems that our society is facing during this time (846). ... For instance, the issue of racism and civil rights is addressed everyday in the growing populati...

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There were specific and deliberate decisions that the U.S. made during WWII that caused tensions to rise between them and the Soviet Union, which began the Cold War. ... With Eisenhower in office, cold war propaganda continues. ... Many civil rights demonstrations led by Dr. ... In 1964, women win a huge battle with the passing of a civil rights bill that abolishes discrimination based on gender. ... Business is good in the 60's with major tax cuts and the economy took off. ...

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But expanding communist control of Eastern Europe and the triumph of the communists in China's civil was made France's war against Ho seem an anticommunist rather than a colonialist effort. ... Despite over $1 billion of U.S. aid between 1955 and 1961, the South Vietnamese economy lan! ... By July 1965, Johnson faced the choice of being the first president to lose a great war or of converting the Vietnamese War into a massive, U.S. directed military effort. ... The American troops and POWs came home, but the war continued. ... Why did the United States lose the war? ...

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Nixon decided that he did not want the Vietnam war to become a campaign issue; but he did pledge to end the war if he was elected. ... However, people back in the United States saw this as expansion of the war. ... During the era of the Vietnam war, there was a nation wide student protest. ... Then in 1973 and 1974, Arab countries adopted some policies that hurt our economy. ... During his administration, especially, his first term, he ...

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He had great speech writers, who wrote for him, but he was a great speaker. " The south didn't take too lightly on him cause of his support of the civil rights movement." ... "I"d have to say the Vietnam War definitely had a big impact on society. ... What event during the 1960's influenced you the most? ... It would just have to be the Vietnam war that had to have the most impact on me." 10. ... It killed the economy, and helped to contribu...

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