Music of Vietnam

effects can still be seen today. Among these changes are the changes and developments in music and race relations. These changes left very obvious marks on the time period. As such, the view that the 1960’s was a period of major cultural change is true and this can be seen through the changes in music and the developments in race relations. Many important events took place during the 1960’s. During this time, the Vietnam War reached its climax and public disapproval of the war significantly increased,

nineties were very different from eachother. Popular culture has changed a lot since then and society is also very different from today. The sixties and the nineties were about creativity, free-thinking, youth and expression. The people, fashions, music, and issues are what defined pop culture in the 1960's and its influence on pop culture in the 1990's. In the early sixties, one of the biggest influences in fashion was Jackie Kennedy. In the late sixties, the "mod look" was very fashionable. The

1960s Affected Music: The 1960s was a time of suffering and anger for people in America. Although this was a rough time for people there was a revival in folk/rock music. Americans dealt with the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. Lots of people suffered a great deal during this decade, but how did they get through this rough time? To get through, singers like Bob Dylan, Country Joe and Fish, and many other great artists wrote songs about issues going on in their culture. Rock music at this time

The 1960’s was and important time in American history. Television became popular. John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as president and a few years later was assassinated. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was introduced. The psychedelic movement 1960’s. The Vietnam War. Despite all the things that was happening in the 1960’s it was still a great and bad time of that era. Television During the 1960’s everything was done through the papers. Every piece of the news from around the world that involved any type

voice of protest against the Vietnam War. In contrast with the rise of counterculture in the 1960s, the 1970s saw the rise of conservatism; the desire to revert back to America’s traditional social and religious values. During this time Americans endured a loss of confidence from an unstable economy, an energy crisis, and ongoing action in Vietnam, and Americans thought that conservatism would provide stability. In the 1970s, Americans saw the rise of Motown in the music industry, which fit the mold

particularly in music, and the widespread use of recreational drugs spread around the world during the counterculture of the 1960s, which has become closely associated with the subculture. These people were given the name known as “hippies” they were defined as “a usually young

The Vietnam Era HUMN-303N: Introduction to Humanities Professor Stacey Donald DeVry University During the decades prior to the eighties the two most important issues the U.S. was facing were the war in Vietnam and civil rights. This era changed the way the public was able view the events, there was television and photography which allowed the world to see for the first time what war was about and journalism was not always unbiased. This era was an era of advancement, where many

rights movement picked up after the violence in the south against African Americans and sought to bring change within the country. The year of 1964 was a very impactful and tumultuous time in American history due to various events: America entered the Vietnam war, established the Civil Right Act, and The Beatles revolutionized pop culture throughout America. The United States had many political accomplishments in 1964, beginning with the ratification of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This idea was implemented

classifies something as protest music? Couldn’t we say that any kind of music, even that of today is giving some kind of message. Could Nikki Minaj be protesting the glorification of skinny women in her song Anaconda. Was Jay Z protesting police brutality in 99 problems. I really don’t know the answer to these questions, but what I do know is that a song that I have found myself in love with since I was younger, “Flyin High (In the Friendly Sky),” is protest music. What makes this song so unique

- From 1955 to 1975 Why? - The US fought to keep the South Vietnam, which was democratic, from becoming communist like North Vietnam. The US felt responsible for protecting the world from communism which is why they fought. Difference from other American war – it was different because, it wasn’t a war for territory, but a war to destroy an insurgency