The peace movement in the 60s and 70s revolutionised the way the population of America and England regarded politics as well as themselves as a society. From the formation of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), spurred on by J. B Priestley, to Bob Dylan’s politically motivated songs, peace movements were formed to oppose political conservatism. Originally protesting solely on the nuclear arms race, the movement expanded to oppose America’s involvement in Vietnam in support of peace. Although a ‘peace’ movement the anti-war protests differed from CND demonstrations, for they could turn grisly as the protesters became desperate to effectively communicate their ideals to politicians. Regardless of this, the anti-Vietnam War protest was largely successful whilst the CND still exists today.
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Richard Nixon and Harold Macmillan, the older leaders of aforementioned countries, were perplexed by this huge mass of young people opposing their views in such a forthright way. It was an act of protest that seemed ludicrous to two men who had grown up with conservative values. Nevertheless American and English societies would adhere to the peace movement as their following continued to grow.
To conclude, “The American movement against the Vietnam War was the most successful antiwar movement in U.S. history” (M. Barringer, 1999). As a democratic country it would be tyrannical if the government did not adhere to thousands of people protesting, so the war was eventually stopped. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament still runs today, albeit not to the existent that it was in the 60s. Throughout the half century since the CND was instigated the nuclear arms race was decelerated, yet disarmament never occurred. To this day, the major superpowers (and several smaller nations) retain nuclear weapons.
The escalation in the nuclear arms race lead to …show more content…
Richard Nixon and Harold Macmillan, the older leaders of aforementioned countries, were perplexed by this huge mass of young people opposing their views in such a forthright way. It was an act of protest that seemed ludicrous to two men who had grown up with conservative values. Nevertheless American and English societies would adhere to the peace movement as their following continued to grow.
To conclude, “The American movement against the Vietnam War was the most successful antiwar movement in U.S. history” (M. Barringer, 1999). As a democratic country it would be tyrannical if the government did not adhere to thousands of people protesting, so the war was eventually stopped. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament still runs today, albeit not to the existent that it was in the 60s. Throughout the half century since the CND was instigated the nuclear arms race was decelerated, yet disarmament never occurred. To this day, the major superpowers (and several smaller nations) retain nuclear weapons.