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Vietnam War

Christian Appy argues that Vietnam was a working-class war because it was mainly minorities or lower class citizens who were being drafted and fighting in the war. Appy states that “roughly 80 percent came from working-class and poor citizens” (Appy). Most of these citizens fought because they could not come up with reasons to escapeContinue reading “Vietnam War”

Week 7: Civil Rights

When most people think of the Civil Rights Movement, I think a majority of our minds automatically go to the South. This makes sense because all throughout school in history classes, teachers only discuss the Civil Rights Movement that happened in the South. However, the Black Civil Rights Movement in the South was not theContinue reading “Week 7: Civil Rights”

Blog Post

In the 1950s and 1960s the idea of the nuclear family and the female being the homemaker was emphasized. During the war, women entered the workforce and took over the roles that were male dominated. However after the war ended, men wanted women to go back to the household. For many women, being a housewifeContinue reading “Blog Post”

Cold War Economy

The Minutemen Missles in South Dakota played a big role in the Cold War economy or what Dwight Eisenhower called the military-industrial complex. The military-industrial complex is when businesses and individuals are involved in the creation of military technologies. In South Dakota, the military-industrial complex revolved around the Minutemen Missles. Minutemen Missles needed to beContinue reading “Cold War Economy”

Discussion Two

During the Cold War, it was important in society to keep things very traditional. The nuclear family consisted of the father going to work, and the mother staying home with the kids, set standards of what a “perfect” family should consist of. I think it is important to note that there was a rise inContinue reading “Discussion Two”

Culture of Secrecy

The national security state is made up of “bureaucracies designed to provide the executive branch with intelligence concerning the intentions and capabilities of actual or potential enemies and to provide the capacity to wage covert campaigns against those deemed to pose” (Robert Dean). These bureaucracies played a huge role in creating a “culture of secrecy”Continue reading “Culture of Secrecy”