Social Impact Of Vietnam War Essay
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DeVry University Introduction to Humanities
M M
09/29/2013
The Social Impact of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was undoubtedly an event that had an impact on the overall culture of the American society. The hippie movement in particular was the most visible effect of that impact. It can be regarded as one of the most powerful counterculture movements in the American History. Many of its ideas and values permeated into mainstream culture and defined culture, politics and society for a generation. Understanding the Vietnam War Generation is my major goal of this report, in his book Complete Idiots Guide to American History. 1998 Ph. D. Alan Axelord …show more content…
View of Vietnam”. New York Times Magazine, October 30, 1966:100 by Joseph B Treaster. is another resource I used the point of the article from it which is: The hippie movement influenced American culture in many ways. There were musicians coming up, John Lenon, the Grateful Dead for example, who had their lyrics and music on the lines of hippie ideology of peace and love. Also, Psychedelic music and art was born out of the traction created by the hippie culture. Youngsters, till now, are largely influenced by such musicians, art pieces. Peace signs are a good example of the art that still is very popular. Other examples are the “Beatle” haircut or a pair of bellbottoms, also a fashion statement usually occurring long after its acceptance by the mainstream. Hippies did not implement the legalization of drugs or a fundamental shift in focus from a material culture to one that valued love, spiritualism and nature. They were not able to end the Vietnam War before the 1970s and could not give every American a job at every time. However, they were able to point these problems out to the American public and convince them to vote for candidates who supported many of these policies. They were able to incrementally begin the process of transforming American society and curing its
DeVry University Introduction to Humanities
M M
09/29/2013
The Social Impact of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was undoubtedly an event that had an impact on the overall culture of the American society. The hippie movement in particular was the most visible effect of that impact. It can be regarded as one of the most powerful counterculture movements in the American History. Many of its ideas and values permeated into mainstream culture and defined culture, politics and society for a generation. Understanding the Vietnam War Generation is my major goal of this report, in his book Complete Idiots Guide to American History. 1998 Ph. D. Alan Axelord …show more content…
View of Vietnam”. New York Times Magazine, October 30, 1966:100 by Joseph B Treaster. is another resource I used the point of the article from it which is: The hippie movement influenced American culture in many ways. There were musicians coming up, John Lenon, the Grateful Dead for example, who had their lyrics and music on the lines of hippie ideology of peace and love. Also, Psychedelic music and art was born out of the traction created by the hippie culture. Youngsters, till now, are largely influenced by such musicians, art pieces. Peace signs are a good example of the art that still is very popular. Other examples are the “Beatle” haircut or a pair of bellbottoms, also a fashion statement usually occurring long after its acceptance by the mainstream. Hippies did not implement the legalization of drugs or a fundamental shift in focus from a material culture to one that valued love, spiritualism and nature. They were not able to end the Vietnam War before the 1970s and could not give every American a job at every time. However, they were able to point these problems out to the American public and convince them to vote for candidates who supported many of these policies. They were able to incrementally begin the process of transforming American society and curing its