The Role Of Social Injustices In The Era Of The 1960s

The era of 1960 marked tremendous occurrences that shaped the world either for the good or worse. During this period, many social injustices in various countries were experienced in different countries where some leaders were detained, assassinated or socially insulted. In was in this era where most African countries gained their independence through struggle and, as a result, massive killings were witnessed .scrambling and partitioning of Africa and some other parts of the entire world was seen where colonies were governed by the western dominant countries. The era saw the rise and fall of dictatorship form of governance. Consequently, opposition groups together with human and civil rights activists were witnessed in various countries. Being
nearly a decade from the Second World War, adverse effects were experienced in the war tone countries and this negatively affected the economy of even the world's powerful nations like the USA because more resources had been channeled towards equipping the military for defense purposes. In spite of all this, the 1960s era marked a paradigm shift in the computer invention and innovations.
Despite the many ills witnessed by many countries during the 1960s era, invention of computers made a very conspicuous mark during this period. The discovery and invention of the vacuum tubes associated with computer electronics made work more efficient and improved the technological advancements in this sector. Computer integrated circuits were invented which further revolutionized the computer world we see today. It is the invention of the integrated circuits that yielded to the powerful and versatile electronic equipment and computers that are transforming the world today. As a result, Minicomputers were introduced which not only expedited the process of industrial automation and revolutions that are witnessed in the today world. The application of the powerful computers was readily used for military operations, space exploration monitoring and control by the USA NASA agency and also many homes were supplied by personal computers. The 1960s era marked a very significant innovation of electronic gadgets that have in the modern world led to the development of more advanced, robust and easily portable due to small sizes.
The 1960s era notably experienced very horrific, traumatic and unexpected events that led to the death of some of the world iconic leaders.
For instance, the assassination of JF Kennedy stirred mixed reactions not only to the USA but also to the rest of the world. To aggravate matters, J. F Kennedy was assassinated while still the president of America, a person who is believed to be the most powerful in the whole world. It is believed that the death of JF Kennedy, RF. Kennedy and Martin Luther King were organized by the government insiders since very significant intelligence reports were withheld by the CIA from the FBI agency. All this four assassinations were linked to drug trafficking, and it is fascinating to note how fast the culprits were identified. Such horrific grave events caused tension not only in America but also to other parts of the world, USA being the most powerful countries. In some countries like Kenya, young uprising leaders like Tom Mboya were assassinated in presumably similar circumstances. Such historical injustices make the 1960s era to be referred to as the ‘dark error’. The era’s legacy brought America resentment and liberation, empowerment and polarization and hence permanently shaped the country’s political and cultural values. By the end of the decade, the American Community and consensus lay in complete tatters (Sabato,
2013).
The war in Vietnam is yet another remarkable event that led to a series of adverse effects both on the American economy and hence the war against poverty received retarded efforts since the USA government was mainly focused on the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, the fight on Poverty was too expensive since the war in Vietnam became the USA top priority. There were simply not sufficient means to fund poverty reduction efforts and to extinguish the war in Vietnam. The Conflict in South East Asia had been going on since the 1950s, and as a result President Johnson had garnered a substantial USA government commitment to anti-communist in South Vietnam. Immediately he took office, he engineered his commitment into a full-scale war. In the year 1964, Congress empowered the USA president to take adequate and swift measures to protect the American military soldiers and their allies from the communist Viet Cong, which spark full war. The war dragged on making many Americans flee to Canada for refuge while others supported the government’s direction resulting in a divided nation. The Vietnamese’s war tore the Americas economy since more monies were channeled to combat the war and its aftermath effects.
Racial oppression is not a topic that is new to any one's ears on the African continent in the 1960s era.
Many African countries gained their independence through immense struggles against colonial leadership that infringed on the rights of the Africans. The freedom of speech, movement, and access to the natural resources was withdrawn. For instance South Africa, the most powerful and affluent country in Africa, had such struggles against the French, British and the Dutch people. To combat and revolt against such injustices, liberations movements were initiated by Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela, a freedom fighter, formed the Africa National Congress (ANC) that formed the basis for fighting against the apartheid. The native South African people were never allowed to access better schools, medical facilities, and this aggravated the anger towards opposition. It is during the 1960s era that struggles for liberation were further ignited that saw the revolutionary leader Nelson Mandela train military techniques in Egypt and Mozambique that ultimately prepared him to rally the natives to oppose the punitive racial and inhumane treatment of the colonialists. During early 1960s, thousands of people were killed due to the rebellion towards the human injustices .nelson Mandela was later detained in the year 1964 at the Robben Islands for 27 years. The struggle continued despite his absence in the public limelight. He engineered networks with the people while in jail which bore results
when he was released from prison in early 1990s.South Africa finally gained independence in 1994.The struggle for liberation that started in 1960s bore fruits that are evident in the most powerful and economic giant in Africa.
During the 1960s era, Space exploration initiated by the innovation of powerful computers were already in the industrial market. Space science entails the study of all aspects to do with the outer space. Rockets, aircraft, spacecraft and other equipment design development boosted space exploration activity. It is important to note that launching of exploration of gadgets to the outer space has enabled the efficient monitoring of weather patterns, study of the other planets and the transformational focus to the telecommunication systems that have made the world a global village. Installation of spacecrafts and rockets to the moon and other celestial bodies has made it easy to study and further advance knowledge in this area. Through remotely controlled space crafts and equipments by a station computer, weather patterns in the various planets in existence have been done and hence have provided essential research to the possibility of other planets supporting life. The government of America through the NASA agency has made significant strides towards space exploration. Although there are adverse effects of space exploration like rockets emitting dangerous fumes to the environment, the space studies have more advantages that have outweighed the cons.
Due to the advancement in technology in this era, the use of remotely controlled rocket was for the first time used to launch the first space exploration in the year 1961.The first man to explore the space, Yuri Gagarin-a cosmonaut from the Soviet was allowed into space on a rocket that was controlled by the scientists. Gagarin was rocketed into the space, using an automated computer system. Gagarin never managed the spacecraft in the course of his mission; he, however, in case of an emergency, opened an envelope left part on board for the override code. He was never given the controls to the spacecraft because this could have caused errors should Gagarin suffer psychological torture. A careful determination and focus, the USA through NASA launched a mission to the moon that saw Neil Armstrong and Aldrin as the first people to land on the moon. The occurrence of the mission events was exciting. The outcome of this space missions provided the necessary information researched to the advancement in spacecraft exploration in the world today.
The series of events that marked the 1960s era have shaped the world today for better or for worse. The period events range from good and bad ones. The historical racial injustices necessitated emergence of revolt groups that steered the countries towards the current state of affairs. The assassinations witnessed all over the world for top government leaders left the people divided, confused and such traumatic events left a scar that is felt up to the today world. The innovation of computers has yielded tremendous advancement in technology hence boosting the automation of machines in the industries. All this events have imparted people with the idea that for a change to occur whether for good or for worse, and then clear strategies should be laid. The spirit of hard work and determination can hence yield tremendous benefits to the society. For the success to be eminent, and then struggle in fields of life is inevitable. With this technology advancement, the world is evolving into a "the global village".