During the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet union escalated because of the political ideologies of democracy and communism. In the case of the Vietnam war the US government backed south vietnam ed by the nationalist Ngo Dinh Diem and the communist led north vietnam, two halves which claimed to be the rightful leaders. In the midst of the Vietnam war the Sixties became the essential period in both revolutionizing social norms and ending the Vietnam war. The counterculture influenced music, an example being the beatles, which then led to protests on the streets, influenced by what was happening in Vietnam. The Vietnam war ended on April 30th 1975, after countless deaths of drafted soldiers, however president Nixon
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However an important one was the counterculture and the peace movement and the significance it had on the morale of the population. The counterculture and peace movement had an influence on the media, pop culture and the youth managing to shift the ideas of the overall population.
During the 1960s it became evident that there was a great influence of pop culture in the United States of America. A pop culture not only affecting clothing styles but political ideologies. It was in this time that many teenagers were choosing to opt for more peaceful lives inspired by communities such as incredibly popular Haight- Ashbury. The image of peace was being radiated everywhere the most popular band of the 60s decade the Beatles sung tunes that advocated the idea of a …show more content…
At the time televisions had become common within the typical household making it possible to view all of the atrocities that were happening. In Vietnam there were many thousands of reporters who were covering the site both by radio and newspaper and were sending them back to the USA and to Europe. These images depicted horrifying images, of both vietnamese people being killed like the famous picture of the girl running naked because her village had been attacked by chemical weapons and pictures of dead and wounded soldiers. Unlike most governments the US officially did not try to censure any of the images or news that was coming from the Vietnam war. However they made sure to retaliate these images that were negatively impacting and changing the opinions of the citizens who had commenced to believe that this war was unnecessary. As can be seen in the fourth source of the Appendix, with images criticising the Viet Cong. It is likely that Life magazine produced one of the most influential acts of the Vietnam war when they filled one of their magazines with the photographs of the 242 US soldiers that had died during this week. This created various different responses amongst the overall public, almost immediately. There were some who were shocked and surprised as to the dramatic number of deaths occurring. Due to the fact that the images and pieces of news being reported from vietnam showed shocking truths,
However an important one was the counterculture and the peace movement and the significance it had on the morale of the population. The counterculture and peace movement had an influence on the media, pop culture and the youth managing to shift the ideas of the overall population.
During the 1960s it became evident that there was a great influence of pop culture in the United States of America. A pop culture not only affecting clothing styles but political ideologies. It was in this time that many teenagers were choosing to opt for more peaceful lives inspired by communities such as incredibly popular Haight- Ashbury. The image of peace was being radiated everywhere the most popular band of the 60s decade the Beatles sung tunes that advocated the idea of a …show more content…
At the time televisions had become common within the typical household making it possible to view all of the atrocities that were happening. In Vietnam there were many thousands of reporters who were covering the site both by radio and newspaper and were sending them back to the USA and to Europe. These images depicted horrifying images, of both vietnamese people being killed like the famous picture of the girl running naked because her village had been attacked by chemical weapons and pictures of dead and wounded soldiers. Unlike most governments the US officially did not try to censure any of the images or news that was coming from the Vietnam war. However they made sure to retaliate these images that were negatively impacting and changing the opinions of the citizens who had commenced to believe that this war was unnecessary. As can be seen in the fourth source of the Appendix, with images criticising the Viet Cong. It is likely that Life magazine produced one of the most influential acts of the Vietnam war when they filled one of their magazines with the photographs of the 242 US soldiers that had died during this week. This created various different responses amongst the overall public, almost immediately. There were some who were shocked and surprised as to the dramatic number of deaths occurring. Due to the fact that the images and pieces of news being reported from vietnam showed shocking truths,