1968 The War At Home And Occupation Summary
1968: The War at Home and Abroad
In “1968: The End and the Beginning in the United States and Western Europe,” Terry H. Anderson analyses historical events and the importance of 1968 in the United States and Western Europe. Anderson examines the war in Vietnam and how it changed the way many Americans viewed our involvement. The constant media coverage lead to great distrust in our government; majorly affecting the political election of that year. The culture of the 60’s was changing and the first wave of activism was growing throughout the nation. A major turning point in the war followed a massive offense known as The Tet Offensive, coordinated by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese regulars sparking countless protests and a call for major political change.
On January 30th, 1968 the Vietcong and North …show more content…
Students held mass demonstrations against oppression such as picketing with signs and even occupying university buildings. Police forces beat, arrested, and removed students from the peaceful protests further confirming the repressive and corrupt ways of the Establishments. European revolts were more radicalized and focused on local issues that affected them directly. Campus and underground newspapers began writing articles on the strike along with gruesome pictures of the severe police brutality upon the students. Presidential contender Richard Nixon declared Columbia was the “first major skirmish in a revolutionary struggle to seize the universities” (Anderson).
Tet and the countless peace movements marked the beginning of the end of Johnson’s presidency. With building distrust and controversial decisions being made his approval rating dropped below 40 percent, with only 26 percent approving of his handling of the war. (Anderson) On March 31st, President Johnson addressed the nation and confirmed that he would not seek or accept a nomination for a second
In “1968: The End and the Beginning in the United States and Western Europe,” Terry H. Anderson analyses historical events and the importance of 1968 in the United States and Western Europe. Anderson examines the war in Vietnam and how it changed the way many Americans viewed our involvement. The constant media coverage lead to great distrust in our government; majorly affecting the political election of that year. The culture of the 60’s was changing and the first wave of activism was growing throughout the nation. A major turning point in the war followed a massive offense known as The Tet Offensive, coordinated by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese regulars sparking countless protests and a call for major political change.
On January 30th, 1968 the Vietcong and North …show more content…
Students held mass demonstrations against oppression such as picketing with signs and even occupying university buildings. Police forces beat, arrested, and removed students from the peaceful protests further confirming the repressive and corrupt ways of the Establishments. European revolts were more radicalized and focused on local issues that affected them directly. Campus and underground newspapers began writing articles on the strike along with gruesome pictures of the severe police brutality upon the students. Presidential contender Richard Nixon declared Columbia was the “first major skirmish in a revolutionary struggle to seize the universities” (Anderson).
Tet and the countless peace movements marked the beginning of the end of Johnson’s presidency. With building distrust and controversial decisions being made his approval rating dropped below 40 percent, with only 26 percent approving of his handling of the war. (Anderson) On March 31st, President Johnson addressed the nation and confirmed that he would not seek or accept a nomination for a second