The War at Home
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Peaceful Protests Movement - Emily Phan-LyPeaceful protest movement were groups of people who fought against social issues through peace without violence. There were many nonviolent protests throughout history but they weren’t always successful. An example was the Cherokee Indian Resistance protest against the U.S government from taking their land. Sadly the U.S troops destroyed their homes and left many for dead. But some successful ones are Martin Luther King Jr’s march for freedom in 1964 and Gandhi's protest to gain Indian colonial freedom from the british in 1930. They both started off with many violent remarks but with the will and determination for those behind them, they changed the world.
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Drugs - Sarah Jane AgbayaniDrugs played a big role in the 1960’s. Many people are known for using drug use as a form of rebellion. Also, of having the desire to tap in emotions and “free experiences”. This made a big impact in Vietnam especially to the Veterans after the Vietnam War. The use of drug use in Vietnam increased dramatically mostly on heroin and marijuana. It has been said that ⅕ of the troops say that they have been addicted to heroin during the war. And it’s not only during the war these troops are addicted, it’s part of the aftermath of the war also. These addictions carry with them when they go home and was something to maintain. In the TIME article that I read it states, “just two bucks would secure a fix or high-grade smack - a high that, for a while, blunted the anxiety, shock, loneliness that defined so many veterans’ post war lives.” This was a big problem because many of these troops had to be checked into places, to try to solve their addictions. Instead of troops being happy to finally go home after war, in real life it was really tough to go back home because of their addiction.
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