The Vietnam War changed US culture more profoundly than many other events. The war happened during a time in which the peace movement was active, which led to widespread protests for ethical reasons. In addition, the government issued a draft order which led to the imprisonment of many people who refused to go to war. The political and social environment of that time caused many changes in the way that people in the US looked at war and the government.
The Vietnam War was so important because communism was on the brink of spreading throughout Vietnam. The Domino Theory states that if one country falls to communism the rest will follow with it. The U.S. had an obligation to contain this threat-- the Truman Doctrine.
LSD created an intense sense of comraderie between all it's users, as well as changing the way many people saw the world. One of the main reasons that the government made LSD illegal wasn't because it was driving a small number of it's users insane, but because LSD deals a serious blow to someone's desire for power/control. LSD doesn't so much attract nonconformists as it does create them.
The drafting of college students was the reason for the counter culture and student unrest during the 1960's. ROTC buildings were routinely targeted and burned on college campuses thru-out the nation. ROTC programs were largely cancelled during the 1970's to avoid rioting. Only recently have ROTC programs been re-vitalized on College campuses in the United States.
The Vietnam War had to be fought by draftees. The mobilizing of military reserves could be construed as a act of war, or an escalation of the cold war if they had been activated.
The Vietnam War impacted the culture in the US. Defiance!
It affected today (most drastically) by lowering our moral standards. It also brought to the forefront simple but honest principles, such as, "QUESTION STUPIDITY".
The love generation of the 60's cry to make love not war, brought about abortion on demand and a massive increase in the rate of sexually transmitted discease.
Was looked upon as simply the first (early) phase of the long haired music groups.
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A hippie is a young person early before who rejected conventional standards and rules of society
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Mod was a British sub-culture that began in London, England in the late 1950s and lasted until the mid-1960s. The culture consisted of weaaring fahionable suits and listening to variety of African American music, such as R & B and Soul.
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American society was divided.
The counter culture or "hippie" movement of the late 1960s
A hippie is a young person early before who rejected conventional standards and rules of society
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Because God said it was. WHAT!
what did the hippies rebel against in the sixties?
May be people were more likely to play pop and other people liked pop much. and listen to it very often that's why its popular.
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People whose values differ from those of main stream society
Todays Fashion is more attractive and revealing then the fashion of 1960s.
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Music in the 1960s reflects the changing nature of American society in the sense that music was becoming more experimental and rock & roll than it used to be.
Those who emulate the counter-culture of the "hippies" may adopt the outward appearance, e.g. drive reproduction 1960s cars, dress like 1960s, listen to 1960s music, wear their hair like 1960s. Or they may follow similar philosophies, being disenchanted with the material world and seeking various types of personal or spiritual expression. Some New Age movements share aspects with hippie-ism. Note: The "real" hippies are either dead or in their late 60s to 70s.