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"War and Peace" Please respond to the following:

  • Based on the lecture and Webtext materials, address the following:
  • Identify and discuss a specific event in the U.S. where social upheaval occurred. 
  • Analyze specific reasons why developed nations do not experience the same kinds of social upheaval.
  • Discuss substantive ways in which armed conflict can contribute to or distract a developing economy and infrastructure.
  • Note: Please discuss all issues in a sensitive and respectful manner. When discussing a developing country, focus on the country you will use for Assignment 1 next week. Cite your sources. Include one source outside the webtext or lecture.

1968 was a year of social upheaval in the U.S. Consider these events and others as you respond to the discussion question this week.

  • The Tet Offensive was a surprise military action launched by North Vietnam in January 1968 against South Vietnam and allied U.S. forces.
  • The Johnson administration's poor handling of this event and lack of honesty in addressing the American public gave momentum to the anti-war movement.
  • Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy were assassinated in the spring of 1968.
  • Also in the spring of 1968, student activists organized campus protests, rallies, sit-ins, and marches, culminating in the largest student strike in U.S. history on April 26.
  • The Democratic National Convention was disrupted by anti-war demonstrations.

 

Source: Boundless. “1968: The Year of Upheaval.” Boundless U.S. History. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 20 Oct. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-sixties-1960-1969-29/the-johnson-administration-223/1968-the-year-of-upheaval-1256-8803/

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