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What did the events of 1968 show about Americans’ views on politics at the time
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The events of 1968 showed that Americans were deeply divided along racial, political, and ideological lines. The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all contributed to a sense of national unrest and discontent. Many Americans felt that their government was not listening to their concerns, and this led to widespread protests and demonstrations across the country.
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The events of 1968 demonstrate the deep divisions in the United States at the time. The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all highlighted the political, racial, and ideological divisions between Americans. The Poor People’s Campaign and the Black Panther Party organized protests to bring attention to issues of poverty and police brutality, while the anti-war movement was gaining traction throughout the year.
The events of 1968 had a major impact on the political landscape in the United States. Richard Nixon’s election was seen as a reaction to the unrest caused by the Vietnam War and civil rights protests. Additionally, the civil rights movement was reinvigorated, leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibited discrimination. Furthermore, the Vietnam War eventually ended in 1973 after a long and costly conflict.
The events of 1968 demonstrate the power of protest and the importance of political activism. People can use their voices to influence change, from the civil rights movement to the anti-war movement. They can advocate for the issues they care about and make sure that their voices are heard. The events of 1968 show that it is possible to make a difference, even in the face of strong opposition.
Most people only know what the media told them, and the media was as controlled by Democrats then as today. Most of what the MSM said about Nixon was wrong.
Let me add to the events others described, that the racist and Liberal Democrats of the time started the Viet Nam War on an invented pretext and decided to fight a high casualty war of attrition with the Conscription military of their design.
This was very unpopular among the hoi poli who were drafted w/o the exemptions of the wealthier.
Liberal Nixon, who spent his career fighting racism, ending segragation in military, schools, housing, created the first Affirmative Action, created EPA, was fighting pollution ( he is reason we have clean air, clean water, safe cars safe roads safe workplaces and the landscape not filled with trash/litter), trying to calm down the Cold War, and help working people, among other things, was elected. Nixon was a (moderate) Quaker pacifist, who cut the NVN supply lines, defeated the Viet Cong guerrillas, destroyed the NVN regular army when it attacked. NVN held out hoping the Democrats would win in 1972 and run from Viet Nam. When Nixon was reelected NVN gave up and signed a Peace Treaty, and we withdrew from Viet Nam.
Later after Nixon was forced to resign, NVN, fully resupplied by Russia, invaded South Viet Nam, which had all its supplies it bought in USA cut off (held in port for investigation) by a vengeful Democrat Congress (SVN cooperated with Nixon). SVN with little or no ammunition, little gasoline, few working radios, no medical supplies, no spare parts for worn out helicopters, worn out trucks, worn out planes with no fuel, and no naval air support that we promised in the Peace Treaty (Democrat Congress prevented it) eventually fell to NVN.
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The defining events of 1968 were the Tet Offensive, the assasinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, and the police riot at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The events illustrated that the country was turning towards liberal Dems, but that the conservative GOP would not go away easily.
The major events of 1968 were the Tet Offensive, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy, and the police riot at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. They served to demonstrate that America was unhappy with a costly undeclared war, that the country was embracing liberal politics, and that the conservatives would not go away quietly.
Their deep divisions could lead to violence.