Significant Events In The 1960s

To begin with, we are now in the year 2325, my colleagues and I are prominent archaeologists and we were summoned to a site where we dug up a time capsule that contains items from the 1960s. The 1960s was a period when qualities and standards of conduct appeared to break down, especially among the youthful population. The state of affairs in the urban communities was even worse in the '60s than the earlier decade. As whites continue to migrate from the urban communities, the poor city conditions intensified. Numerous college‐age women and men became political activists and were the main impetus behind the social liberties and antiwar developments. Other youngsters just "dropped out" and isolated themselves from standard culture through their
We found a chemical weapon that was used in the Vietnam War. It is a mixture of herbicide containing the toxin dioxin. The label on the container reads “Agent Orange”. The next item was a newspaper article dated October 22, 1962 about the Cuban missile crisis. According to the newspaper article, President John Kennedy told Americans about the existence of the missiles, disclosed his choice to establish a maritime bar around Cuba and explained that the United States was equipped to utilize military power if required to defuse this apparent risk to national security. The next item was a picture of the first satellite that was launched by the United States. There was also a copy of the film Doctor Strangelove: A Cold War Satire. The film is about invasive sexist behavior of men in power towards women. The final item is a letter from a women’s right activist addressed to Ms. Pamela Brown about a sexual revolution parade to be done in New
Air Force to spray on more than 4.5 million acres of land in Vietnam to eliminate forest cover as well as food crops. This defoliant cause serious health problems. United States aircrafts were sent to drench streets, streams, trenches and farm with intense blend of herbicides. Amid this procedure, water sources and crops utilized by the local populace of South Vietnam were hit. Exposure to dioxin caused obscuring of the skin; liver issues and an extreme skin break out. Also, dioxin is connected to immune system dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, nerve issue and coronary illness. Nearly 400,000 individuals who were exposed to the defoliant were killed or mutilated. The Vietnam War was an extensive purpose of conflict in the psyches of Americans during the 1960s. Uncertain of the war's motivation and frustrated at the colossal human cost, Americans criticized their restriction to the war. President Lyndon Johnson frantically attempted to persuade the country that the Vietnam War would "reestablish world order" and "shield its freedom”. Notwithstanding boundless American disdain for the war. “In 1965, the U.S. sent soldiers to Vietnam. The U.S. troops had better technology and weapons. They had jet bombers, tanks, and helicopters” (Mifflin,