Vietnam War
Published on May 09, 2016
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Vietnam War
Paulina Corrales Ibarra
Kent State Massacre
- Kent State students protest the war and entrance into Cambodia . Many of the students get killed.
1968
- MLK is assassinated
- Robert Kennedy is shot
- Tet Offensive is launched
- Year with most deaths in America
- Anti-War feelings increased
Counter Culture Movement
Hippie movement that promoted free love, communal living, music and drugs
Photo by SurFeRGiRL30
Credibility Gap
- Americans began to question the government and believed a credibility gap had developed.
Haight and Ashbury
- Hippie epicenter located in San Francisco
Hippies
- a society that was free, closer to nature
- full of love, empathy, tolerance and cooperation
- rejected materialism
- long hair, shabby jeans, and drugs were common
Photo by Carol Browne
Doves
Wanted the U.S. to withdraw the war
King Riots
King´s death sparked rioting in more than 100 cities
Draft Dodger
- a person who has avoided compulsory military service.
Tim Leary
- American psychologist, philosopher, and writer known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions.
- "turn on, tune in, drop out"
Commune
- A group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities.
Photo by Robbie1
1968 Democratic Convention
- Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets to protest the Vietnam War.
Bobby Kennedy
- June 1968 Senator Robert Kennedy is shot
Black Power Solute- Olympics 68
- Tommie Smith and John Carlos, medalists in the 200 meter, lower their heads and raise black gloves in protest of racism.
