The very rapid changes in society between the early 1960s and 1980 led to a sharp anti-feminist backlash. The campaign called ‘StopERA’ was launched to oppose ERA, Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. […]
General Westmoreland, the American commander in Vietnam had claimed that the end of the War was near. The Tet offensive proved him wrong. […]
The enormous death toll during the Vietnam War triggered a series of public outrage. The federal government had to face the heat of the public opinion. […]
America’s defense planners became involved in Vietnam as part of the containment policy that was central to their approach to the Cold War. It had devastating consequences. […]
The French control over Vietnam came to an end in 1954, but it divided the country into two halves. One half was led by Ho Chi Minh and the other by General diem, backed by the US aid. […]
The sexual revolution was greatly enabled by the contraceptive pill, breakdown of taboo on cohabitation and childbearing outside of marriage, and transformation of the legal and social view of abortion. […]
The feminists considered themselves the victims of systematic discrimination, and in that sense, a minority. […]
In the 1950s and 1960s, American women felt that their lives were being wasted as there were discriminations against them in employment. […]
Radio broadcasting had a firm grip on American lives in the early 20th century. Radio’s development made it possible to use it for political, economic, and entertainment purposes. […]
The rise of the print media at the beginning of the 20th century changed the general public’s perception of political matters. It also raised political and social awareness. […]
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