The sixties were a turbulent time in America. One of the biggest conflicts that affected the youth was the war in Vietnam. Because men were needed so badly, the government used the draft as a means of getting soldiers. Before nineteen sixty-six, men could not be drafted if they went to college, because they would be bettering our nation. However, this changed because American soldiers were being slaughtered in Vietnam, so there was a need for more manpower. The new policy took teenagers out of college to go to war, depending on their grades. If a student had good grades, he was exempt from the draft; but if he had bad grades, he had to go to war.

Many people who got out of the draft were known as “draft dodgers.” Men moved to Canada or Eur

Another great accomplishment is the women’s right movement. Women were unhappy just being housewives and mothers. They formed the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966. NOW worked to end sex discrimination and equal employment. Birth control pills were a new pill that women would take on certain days, and had almost a one hundred percent chance of preventing pregnancy. This led to a sexual revolution. At first only married women were able to get the pill. At this time abortions were illegal,

ope to get out of the country so they did not have to go to war. Others changed their religion or religious beliefs to that of pacifism, so they could say their beliefs prevented them from fighting. Most people engaged in active protest. They sent their draft cards back to the Selective Service office in Washington, D.C., and some even burned their cards.

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