The Civil Rights Movement took place in the sixties. This opened the eyes of many to see that African-Americans are just like everybody else and should not be judged by the color of their skin. Segregation was difficult for some people such as in Alabama where the president had to send in national guards to escort African-American children to school without being violently pestered. Because of the Civil Rights Movement, schools were desegregated and African-Americans could freely vote.
The Vietnam war taught the United States to not trust our government. was the first war to ever be televised. The people of the United States were able to see what was actually happening overseas. Things that they saw on television were different from that which the government was telling them. The government was discussing how well we were doing in the war while our soldiers were being destroyed in Vietnam. Citizens of the Unites States began to distrust our government, so we learned not to openly televise war.
The government was also beginning to not be trusted due to Nixon and the Watergate Scandal. The people of the United Stated did not feel like they should trust the president because he was lying to them. America was taught to not always trust the president. This changed the outcome of the next presidential election when Carter won. He was an honest man and was elected because of it.
These lessons that America learned during the 1960s have lasted even until now. Schools are still desegregated, wars are not televised, and people like a president whom they can trust. Without the sixties, these important lessons would never have been tought to the people of America.
The Vietnam war taught the United States to not trust our government. was the first war to ever be televised. The people of the United States were able to see what was actually happening overseas. Things that they saw on television were different from that which the government was telling them. The government was discussing how well we were doing in the war while our soldiers were being destroyed in Vietnam. Citizens of the Unites States began to distrust our government, so we learned not to openly televise war.
The government was also beginning to not be trusted due to Nixon and the Watergate Scandal. The people of the United Stated did not feel like they should trust the president because he was lying to them. America was taught to not always trust the president. This changed the outcome of the next presidential election when Carter won. He was an honest man and was elected because of it.
These lessons that America learned during the 1960s have lasted even until now. Schools are still desegregated, wars are not televised, and people like a president whom they can trust. Without the sixties, these important lessons would never have been tought to the people of America.
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