1968 was a year full of groundbreaking events and crisis. Crisis is defined as an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending. Although many positive strides were taken in the year, 1968 was a year of crisis for American society. In 1968, from the Tet Offensive to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. to the Civil Rights protests and riots, the year was definitely a year of crisis for American society.
The Vietnam War started in 1961 in an attempt to stop the spread of communism in the Eastern Hemisphere. This was a very unpopular war amongst Americans. The biggest blow was in 1968 when the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese suddenly launched their strongest offensive. This offensive was carried out on the Vietnamese New Year's holiday called, "Tet." The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacked cities throughout South Vietnam and penetrated the heavily guarded grounds of the American Embassy in Saigon. General William Westmoreland claimed that the Tet offensive was actually a victory for America and South Vietnam due to the casualties of the communists. It would take years for the communists to rebuild their strength. However, the communists seized the offensive and the American people witnessed the horrors. This was the first war shown on television and this made the anti-war movement ever stronger. When General Westmoreland called for 206,000 more troops and more fighter squadrons, it seemed that we lost the Tet offensive. This is one way how 1968 was a year of crisis for American Society. (Colvin)(Boorstin) .
On November 22, 1968 while driving in a car in Dallas, John F. Kennedy, one of the most beloved presidents in our history, was shot and killed. Although there is no clear answer on exactly who shot him and why, it was a huge and sad event in our history. Despite only on person being dead, this became a crisis for American society due to his importance to our country.
Essays on the Cold War -Cuban Missle Crisis One of the most serious Cold War events was the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. ... -Vietnam and 1968: The Pivotal Year Vietnam and 1968: The Pivotal Year While President Johnson's position in the Vietnam War was questioned by many one must remember that the outcome of such a war could have great influence on the future of democracy and its existence in the modern world. ...
The Tet offensive which began at the end of January 1968 was the largest operation of the war in Vietnam to date. ... President Johnson faced a major economic crisis in 1968. ... Johnson knew that he would have to change his policies, especially as 1968 was an election year. ... However, Westmoreland's policy had not achieved victory by 1968 and so after Tet he asked for a further 206,000 troops which he hoped would finish the VC off completely. ... He then stunned America by declaring that he would not run for re-election in 1968, but would instead concentrate on dealing with the war in...
When Pearson resigned in 1968, Trudeau beat out 19 other Liberal opponents to win the post of party leader and Prime Minister. Just three days after his inauguration on April 20, 1968, Trudeau dissolved Parliament and called for general elections. ... After two years of characteristically liberal rule, the high point of Trudeau's popularity came in 1970, during the so-called October crisis. ... When the crisis ended, Laporte had been killed and four separatists were charged and imprisoned for his murder. ... He left office in June of that year, and in the September election the Conservati...
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was just one of the results of this hostility. ... There were many key factors contributing to the Cuban Missile Crisis including international tension. ... Cuba in 1959 when Castro came to power was Krushchevs' dream come true In the year 1895 Cuban revolutionaries started an independence war hopeful to free themselves from the Spanish. ... Castro was a 24 year old law graduate with a high desire to reform Cuba and fre eher from USA control. ... He decided to take to the hills and engaged in a seven year guerilla war against Batista and his suppor...
By 1968, Vietnam was a national obsession. The annus horribilis was 1968, this was the year in which hope for a civil society seemed impossible. ... The acts of American crisis in the 60s and 70s left its imprint all over the culture, in writing, film, and theater. ...
At first glance, May 68 appears to have spontaneously begun with student protests, and then accidentally turned into a political crisis that not only paralyzed the nation but almost overthrew the de Gaulle government.1968 was a year of social revolt that saw the culmination of student protests throughout the western society. ... In a sense, May 1968 indeed produced nothing but memory. ... May 1968 was a revolt against authority, especially in the professions. ... In view of social historical, May 1968 had some aspects in common with the social uprisings of revolutionary experience in the pas...
In the year 1964 Amiri had 4 more plays produced: "The Baptism", "The Toilet", "The Slave" and "The Dutchman". ... In 1968 "Home on the Range" and "Police" was written. ... In 1968 he wrote "Black Music". ... In 1974 "African Free School", "Crisis in Boston", "National Liberation and Politics" and "Toward Ideological Charity". ... He later retired from teaching in the year 2000, he still continues to write his poems....
Freud's first stage ranges from birth to a year old, as does Erikson's first stage (Berk, 2000). Freud's second stage ranges from a year to three years old (Berk, 2000). ... However, it is different because it is an expansion of Freud's ideas (Erikson, 1968). ... Erikson tried to bridge the gap between a child's sexual and social growth (Erikson, 1968). ... It is necessary for the mother to provide the infant with her breast when it is requested (Erikson, 1968). ...
The nuclear hazards became graver with the passage of each year. ... The final draft of the treaty was prepared only in January 1968. The General Assembly of UN passed on 12 June 1968 a resolution by which it recommended the adoption of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by its members. ... It is the main reason the 1994 crisis over suspected North Korean nuclear activities could be resolved through inspection and negotiation rather than war (pp 201-206). ...
