Late 1960s Research Paper

A Review: 1966-1968

The late 1960s were full of societal, medical, and historical advances that we still see present today. Traces of fashion’s boldness, classic entertainment pieces, medical breakthroughs, useful inventions, and historical friction still can be seen in society today. Although time and technology have enhanced the topics of this paper, the fact remains that the late 60s were a time that many found, and still find, appealing and exciting. The late 60’s was a very fashionable period. The clothing turned to bold colors and patterns. Men’s clothes became more feminine, and women’s clothing became more masculine. For females, the mini skirt became shorter and very popular. Many wore a baby-doll style dress with Mary Jane shoes,

As far as footwear goes, women mostly wore low heels, flats, or sandals; girls wore kitten pumps or flat sneakers and white sneakers with stockings a shade or two darker than their natural skin color. Popular men’s shoes were moccasins, sandals, oxfords, brogues, cowboy boots, and suede shoes. Boys mostly wore boots with side zippers and Cuban heels. Hairstyles for women were either very long and straight or very short. Some hairstyles were very big and required a large amount of hair spray. The late 60s popularized ‘beehive’ hairdos, ‘chin-length contour’ cut, ‘pageboy’, and the bouffant style. In addition, guiche curls were popular because they made female’s faces look smaller, like a doll. Popular hairstyles for males were the mop-top, the crew cut, and the ‘Rockability’ also known as the ‘pompadour’. The African American men styled their hair more like an afro. Female donned more jewelry in the late 60s. Some women wore the traditional gold, white pastel, and colored pearls. Children wore fake plastics, vinyl, and bold colors based on Pop Art. Large, wide bangles or stacks of thin bracelets were worn and were very noisy when they hit together. The most common makeup look consisted of long eyelashes, shimmer

From 1954 through 1975, the Vietnam War took place. The cause of the war was Ho Chi Minh and his communist party Viet Minh’s increase of power in North Korea. It was very long and expensive. It ended with more than 3 million people killed. In 1968, Robert F. Kennedy is also known as Bobby Kennedy was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. He was a former U.S. Attorney General and John F. Kennedy’s brother. He was running for the President of the Unites States and had just won the California presidential primary. Many people viewed him as “the only person in American politics capable of uniting the people” (Bobby 27). In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray on the balcony at the Lorraine Motel. He was a Baptist minister and social activist. His goal was to end segregation. He led civil rights movements in the United States and was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He was one of the people that organized the March on Washington, which brought more than 200,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial, where he gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He won a Nobel Peace Prize. The assignation happened a day after the city sanitation workers went on strike in Memphis, Tennessee. He is now a major historical figure. The Anti-Vietnam War Movement was one of the most popular movements. In 1967, they had marches in San Francisco, California, New