War and Peace” Please respond to the following:
- Based on the lecture and Webtext materials, address the following:
- Identify and discuss a specific event in the U.S. where social upheaval occurred.
- Analyze specific reasons why developed nations do not experience the same kinds of social upheaval.
- Discuss substantive ways in which armed conflict can contribute to or distract a developing economy and infrastructure.
- Note: Please discuss all issues in a sensitive and respectful manner. When discussing a developing country, focus on the country you will use for Assignment 1 next week. Cite your sources. Include one source outside the webtext or lecture.
1968 was a year of social upheaval in the U.S. Consider these events and others as you respond to the discussion question this week.
- The Tet Offensive was a surprise military action launched by North Vietnam in January 1968 against South Vietnam and allied U.S. forces.
- The Johnson administration’s poor handling of this event and lack of honesty in addressing the American public gave momentum to the anti-war movement.
- Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy were assassinated in the spring of 1968.
- Also in the spring of 1968, student activists organized campus protests, rallies, sit-ins, and marches, culminating in the largest student strike in U.S. history on April 26.
- The Democratic National Convention was disrupted by anti-war demonstrations.