The USA in 1968: the top of disrupt decade, the beginning of a period of uncertainties

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Like in the transatlantic countries, the year 1968 played a huge role in America's History. Sure enough at the same time France had to face the student discontent and important strikes took place in many countries and the Czech saw the entrance of the Warsaw Pact's tanks in Prague. What does 1968 mean for the Americans? What happened during this period? What was at stake that year for the future of the United States? 1968 got off to a bad start. On the 23rd of January, the nord-korean marine stopped the Pueblo, an American ship for spying. But it was from Vietnam that came the 'surprise'. On the 31st of January the Viet-cong triggered a 'Tet offensive' on the south-vietnam territory during the New Year's Day of it's lunar calendar, which is called the Têt fest.

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[...] The Vietnam stalemate 1968 get off to a bad start. The 23rd of January, the nord Korean marine stop the Pueblo, an American ship for spying. But it is from the Vietnam that come the “surprise”. The 31st of January the Viet-cong triggers a general offensive on the south-Vietnam territory during the New Year's Day of the lunar calendar call the Têt fest. Traditionally the festivities mean a truce. A serie of violent attacks are launch against many cities and villages. [...]

[...] The USA in 1968: the top of disrupt decade, the beginning of a period of uncertainties Term-paper Summary INTRODUCTION I. THE VIETNAM STALEMATE II. MARTIN LUTHER KING MURDER III. THE CAMPUS REVOLT IV. THE PRESIDENT ELECTION CONCLUSION Introduction Like in the transatlantic countries, the year 1968 play a huge role in America History. Sure enough in the same time the France have to face the student discontent and important strikes in all the country and the Czechs see the entrance of the Warsaw Pact's tanks in Prague. [...]

[...] Bibliography - André KASPI, Etats-Unis 68: l'année des contestations. - André KASPI, Les Etats-Unis de 1945 à nos jours. - David Farber and Beth Bailey, The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s. - Le lexique historique des Etats-Unis. - Robert GRIFFITH and Paula BAKER, Major problems in American history since 1945. - Marie-Christine GRANJON, L'Amérique de la contestation: les années 60 aux Etats-Unis. - Jacques LEGRAND, Chronicle of the 20th century. - Charles KAISER in America: Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture and the Shaping of Generation. [...]

[...] Then start the primaries battle for the various candidates of the 2 parties. June the 5th, after his victory to the democratic primaries in California, Kennedy is shot at Los Angeles by a Palestinian of Jordanian nationality. Sirhan B.Sirhan lived in U.S. since 1957; he acts alone for political reasons. He is sentence to death ( 1972 to the prison for life). The 8th June invitees are present to the funeral. The campaign lost a part of his signification. The nation is in mourning. [...]

[...] It is the first time that the government sells a public space to a private institution. The authorities are okay but the ghetto population oppose to the white seizure. After seven years of wait the university decides on February 19th 1968 to start the construction work. Demonstrations break out with the support of students again a racist policy lead by Mark Rudd, a SDS activist. In the same time, Bob Feldman from SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) discovered documents that show links between Columbia and the Institute for Defense Analyses a weapons research affiliated with the U.S. [...]