... 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 ... their elders." (Archer 77) Boys grew beards and their hair long. Girls wore their hair long also. Bell-bottom pants and long skirts were popular. It was not uncommon to have patches all over their clothes. They wore love beads around their necks and headbands around their head. They wor...

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... of others, began to advertise more frequently and through a variety of different arenas. Billboards were erected on highways; ads graced every page of popular magazines. In this way, the consumer was more knowledgeable as to what was available on the market. Efficiency became very important to the companies. ... 1950's obviously influenced designers in helping them come up with new and creative designs. One famous designer, still widely known today, was the most popular designer in the post-war period. Christian Dior was born in 1905 in Normandy, France. At first his parents insisted he s...

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... / what they wrote? It's hard to tell. Having said that, we can guess something as catastrophic as a war would have much greater impact on culture in its most diverse incarnations. When it comes to popular music in a North American setting, there is some precedent that we can examine. During the Vietnam conflict, war had a very visible and direct affect on society, and ... most obviously, on popular culture - especially music. As that war raged on, and the television cameras overseas broadcast images of death and destruction all over the jungles of Southeast Asia, the natural evolutionar...

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... evacuating with nothing but the hope of returning to their home when the political situation permitted. In fact, they have left their country of birth behind forever. Most refugees did not realize their eventual destination would be the United States because their only intention was to escape the political oppression and reforms instituted by the authoritarian communist ... and political activity-- and Paris by Night, Vietnamese-language musical variety shows. Preserving the culture not only consolidates their ethnic identity, but also integrates the Vietnamese Diaspora into the U.S pop...

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... garbage later imprisoned in a system of work, produce, consume, work, produce, consume ."" The Beats also imagined that blacks were "freer- than whites - a strange fantasy, given the realities of Jim Crow most blacks faced. Kerouac wrote of walking through Denver "wishing he were a Negro."" He imagined that blacks had not been corrupted by Cold War America. The writer Norman Mailer wrote an ... is regulated as part of a system, a consuming unit, bombarded by hard-sell, soft-sell lies . He is always told he that he is a free man because of free enterprise The most spectacular and importa...

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... help needed was going to have to be a lot more than just money. South Vietnam was still being defeated and needed a serious intervention from America. "The most suitable tactical role for U. S. forces seemed to be one of taking on the regular, so-called main force units of the enemy. " (Palmer, pg. ... into effect many people began to question the fairness of the war. Until 1969 local boards had selected those who would be drafted and sadly most of those selected were usually minorities and poor working class youth, young males. In 1965, 20,000 men were drafted per month and by ... li...

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JFK: Was His Assassination Inevitable? A popular misconception is that President John F. Kennedy's assassination was an isolated event perpetrated by one man. This could not be farther from the truth. Instead ... issues. Perhaps it is not as important to decide who it was that killed him, but why. President Kennedy's decisions and courses of action were not popular with everybody, and thus it is not surprising that his assassination was inevitable. The people who might have wanted John F. Kennedy dead can be classified into ... be analyzed seperately. In order to better understand the relati...

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... middle ages people believed that the earth was flat with no scientific facts or observations. Another example would be around the 1920's when cigarettes became popular. People were ignorant towards the effects of smoking them such as them causing lung cancer. Both of these examples show the lack of information towards ... fight in the Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War. In most wars, a nation dehumanizes and demonizes the people on the other side. The complete opposite occurred with the Vietnam War. Televisions became more popular through out the turbulent years in the mi...

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... situation of ICP and Ho Chi Minh. Why was nationalism a crucial component of revolution to ICP? What actions of ICP prove the importance of nationalism? And if nationalism was a most potent agent of national liberation, why was communism chosen for the control of Vietminh's revolution? (Kolko,1985) By the time of August Revolution of 1945, the Vietnamese communists were longing ... and Vietnamese to be successful in their independence movement, they needed intellectual sympathy and support from external countries such as USSR and China. Final and most significant reason was that Ho and IC...

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... would not be in movies, and sex would definitely not be discussed as openly as it can be now. To some Hippies, music was the most important aspect of their life. Hippies were notorious for there out of the ordinary music. Many Hippies were actually musicians themselves. Hippies used music as ... a way to get their thoughts and ideas out. One of the most influential musicians of the time was Bob Dylan. The lyrics of the song Like Rolling Stone express the thoughts of many Hippies. "Once upon a time ... to him and what was happening around him. His simple but meaningful lyrics are what ma...

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... She began her singing career with high-school glee club, church choir and semi professional college bands. Peggy joined Benny Goodman's band in July 1941. Most of the success she received is credited with the big bands. Peggy said, " I learned more about music from the men I worked with in ... "the greatest white female jazz singer since Mildred Bailey." Leonard Feather in "The Encyclopedia of Jazz" has described her as "one of the most sensitive and jazz oriented singers in pop field." Peggy Lee was 1946 polls as best female vocalist of both "Metronome" and "Downbeat" magazine. ... 196...

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... his brothers, left him feeling powerless, it could be for this reason that Richard Nixon always demanded absolute power and ruled beyond the knowledge of most Americans. Richard Nixon and his family were members of the Society of Friends, more commonly known as Quakers. They were very poor after Samuel, ... . ( ) Much of Nixon's time as Vice-President was spent on trips abroad acting as a goodwill ambassador and representing the president before Congress. The most famous and dramatic of Nixon's encounters took place in the U.S.S.R. in 1959, when he was sent to Moscow to open up a U.S. ex...

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... But these intense rivalries didn't just go on in the type of government that should be used or in who could develop the most advanced and most powerful nuclear weapon of the time. This rivalry went into the culture of American societies. The Russians were always being viewed as the ... expression, political activism and press. It kept on going, however, due to the American communists, communist sympathizers, and citizens trying to achieve social justice. Most of these people were intellectuals (writers and academics), government officials, political figures, teachers, college professors,...

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... Vietnam War is one of the most debated topics of the twentieth century "this is reflected in the endless amount of books, articles, documentaries, and Hollywood productions that have emerged about the topic. Much of the historiography of the conflict, as well as mainstream popular literature on the war, all ... during the war, all women in Vietnam were volunteers since they were not subject to the draft. In a war that became less and less popular as the years went by, American women still were motivated to join the effort in Vietnam. Their motivations were many and diverse. Many women ......

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... Vietnamese culture. But Chinese occupation did not extinguish the Vietnamese view of themselves as a separate and distinct people. 4. The system of Chinese rule was eventually snuffed out after a series of popular uprisings that were meant to drive out the foreign intruder. Finally, in the mid-tenth century A.D., Vietnamese rebels took advantage of the chaotic conditions in China, drove out the Chinese ... Delta from the declining state of Ankgor in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Founded in the seventh century, Ankgor, later to become Cambodia, was for several years the larges...

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... became known as Camelot and seen as a joyous time in American history, Along with JFK's Assassination, Man Landing on the Moon was the most memorable thing in the American peoples recent history and was seen as a glorious time for American as was the Camelot period, consequently Oil on canvas ... JFK portrait was done by Andy Warhol, he portrayed many celebrities in this way which also included Jackie Kennedy JFK's wife and Marylyn Monroe the worlds most famous actress, who JFK was said to have had an affair with. Andy Warhol's painting, like Rauschenberg's shows Kennedy as a iconic figu...

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The most characteristic feature of the Cold War, indeed the very reason behind the name, is that superpowers were afraid of the potential consequences between them, as epitomized by the fear of ... , Iran, under the Shah, became a powerful U.S ally. As the Shah's regime, supported by the U.S., became increasingly repressive, riots in 1978 developed into a state of virtual civil war.  In early 1979 popular opposition forced the shah to leave the country. Hundreds of the shah's supporters were tried and executed, others fled the country, and the westernization of Iran was reversed. Khomeini ca...

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Eventually our world as we know it will be taken over by robots with artificial intelligence. Contrary to popular belief, this will not "eventually" happen; it already has. Inventions throughout our history have supposedly helped us out quite a bit, but while these inventions are helping us they are also ... hurting us. A major example of this is the television which affects everything from fashion trends to politics; as a matter of fact, politics is close to, if not the most affected by the invention of the television and other forms of media. Television is a threat to democracy. In the Unit...

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... Medina. Calley was not exactly thought to be officer material. He had a lack of respect for the indigenous population and knowingly allowed misconduct amongst his soldiers. On March 14, 1968 a popular sergeant was killed by a booby trap, and several other soldiers were wounded. After the funeral, the Charlie Company had revenge on their minds. Captain Medina informed his soldiers that the ... . They began interviewing soldiers and other members of the Charlie Company about the events that took place. Many of the reports stated that around 25 to 28 civilians were killed. Most people accep...

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... American Smokes. Vietnamese often threw marijuana cigarettes into passing American jeeps and trucks. It was used so frequently that it became part of the Vietnam norm. Amphetamines were also very popular. A vile could be bought on the black market for 12 times less then it would cost in the United States. Many soldiers used Amphetamines to stay alert while on patrol ... service men that they felt like "Shooting all the little children in the streets," and that's exactly what some soldiers did. Opium and Heron came in 3rd place of the most used drugs. This was partly because on one wante...

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... was used to lure soldiers into one ambush. The Viet Cong were rarely seen unless dead. The Viet Cong relied on booby traps, land mines. The Bouncing Betty was the most commonly used, all the land mines were homemade. If you stepped on it and picked up your foot a grenade type device would shoot up waist high and exploded taking out ... Hanoi. Nixon tries to force a peace agreement before the November election. Kissinger says that peace is at hand, a week before the election. Nixon wins election by the greatest number of popular votes. For the first time B-52's bomb Hanoi for 11 days ove...

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... ). Rock "n roll music was also revolutionized in the 1960's. The Beatles changed rock "n roll and created pop music as they quickly became the trendsetters of America. The Beatles were the most popular and influential rock act of all time. They helped to reshape Rock "n roll into "Rock music" that was capable of introducing serious social issues into the mainstream of American culture ... ...

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... . This is one way how 1968 was a year of crisis for American Society. (Colvin)(Boorstin) On November 22, 1968 while driving in a car in Dallas, John F. Kennedy, one of the most beloved presidents in our history, was shot and killed. Although there is no clear answer on exactly who shot him and why, it was a huge and sad event in our ... April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his motel room at the Lorraine Motel, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed. Despite Martin Luther King Jr. not being a popular man to white people, he was a god to black people and because of that, 196...

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... first the attack was a success, but in the end the north were comprehensively defeated. They underestimated the capabilities of the US and ARVN army units and suffered substantial losses. The popular rising in support for the VC that the north had hoped for never eventuated and this contributed substantially to their defeat. Although the North Vietnamese lost the offensive it was ... appointments and the misappropriation of both funds and equipment. This led to lack of civilian and military support of President Thieu and a poor morale with the people of South Vietnam. Most of all it was...

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... people in Vietnam. Many people throughout the United States did not agree with the tactics taken by the military and began to voice their opinions. The Beatles were becoming extremely popular during this time and decided that they would use their music as a means of displaying their feelings towards the war. One example of this is the song "Revolution ", written by ... you talk about destruction, don't you know you can count me out. " Due to the Beatles' popularity, many young Americans also began to show their displeasure with the war. The most notable way this was displayed was in May...

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