Rountable on the 1960s. PREPARE (Honors). Choose you top three discussion topics.
- Did Kennedy fulfill his promise to
“get America moving again”? Why or why not?
- What the nonviolent civil rights
movement of the 1960s a success? Why or why not? Can it be argued that the
violent protests of the civil rights movement were more successful than the
nonviolent protests?
- What were the causes of the Vietnam
war?
- Was America justified going into
Vietnam? What if the Communist countries invaded a country to ‘contain the
spread of Democracy,’ would this be justified? What is the difference between
the two situations?
- Were the cultural upheavals of the 1960s a
result of the political crisis or were developments like the sexual revolution
and the student revolts inevitable results of affluence and the “baby boom”?
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The causes were the North and the South being in disagreement. Americas belief was that communism would spread all over Southeast Asia. America fought in Vietnam and The Soviets armed China so China can arm Vietnam. Vietnam did belong to the french Empire, but during the war Japan invaded Vietnam. japan could be another cause.
Kennedy did fullfill his promise to "get American moving again" because he cut taxes, promoted trade, and put more money into private hands. This was economic problems. For society, Kennedy convinced Congress to provide millions of dollars for the country of severe employment, extended social security benefits to more Americans, and many more things. These are the few things Kennedy did to help America get back on its feet.
What were the causes of the Vietnam War?
Like the Cold War, the Vietnam War was a war of containment. The war was fought to stop the spread of communism within Vietnam. When WWII ended, the French invaded Vietnam. After they left, the country was divided into two separate regions: the communist north and anti-communist south. The communists in the north were not satisfied with having just half of the country. They wanted to control the entire country of Vietnam, which would result in the spread of communism.
It was seemingly a success, if you look at certain times of the movement,for example the protests in Birmingham, Alabama, they movement gained lots of support from black and white people. As the the movement whe used non violent tactics to get there point across while.the police and many whites were very violent, creating media outrage amongst many U.S. citizens.
On the same note, Non-violent protest led to very rapid change in the United states including voting, educational, economic and social rights for blacks. The main reason for the success was the principal and belief of non-violence And as a result of non-violent protest, whites who benefited from Segregation but who were not overly rascist saw the cry for help .
-What were the causes of the Vietnam War?
The causes of the Vietnam War and the war itself were classic symptoms, components, and consequences of the Cold War. The war revolved around the simple belief held by America that communism was threatening to expand all over South-East Asia. The primary cause of the Vietnam War was to stop the spread of communism. The invasion of the French shortly after World War II increased the cause of the Vietnam War. By occupying the country the French created a problem on the cultural lifestyle of the Vietnamese. The disruption of the peaceful Vietnamese life taken advantage of by the communists, who at the time were seeking to spread their political views on small,weak,countries that are unbalanced.
The cultural upheavals like the sexual revolution and students revolt was an inevitable result of affluence and the "baby boom". Majority of the nation's population was between the ages of 19 and 23, which means that people had more power over the government. Affluence played a major role as well because as the nation was changing people lives were changing as well. People wanted more and were expressing themselves; this led to the revolts.
I consider the nonviolent protests of the 1960s a success because they gained such noteriery and fame that theyre what the era is known for. I don't consider any of the protests of the 1960s non-violent it's just that the violence was one sided, and I wouldn't say either group had a better success rate they just did things differently
I believe that nonviolent protests were a success in the 1960's because it caused change in society and helped create awareness about the social injustices that take place in the U.S. back then.I agree with Leneice that during the nonviolent movement,it was still violence occurring it was jus that it was one sided. Since white people didn't believe that blacks were equal and did not deserve to be civil rights like them. So blacks were treated as though they were still in slavery in a way.
The main cause of the V war was to stop, contain and to back track the spread of communism. Containing lethal logic, the doctrine "flexible response" seemed sane enough as America moved in on communist countries and communism. (p. 913)
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