These handwritten notes are tailored specifically for South African IEB, History, matric students studying the Peace movements in the United States for exams. It includes the Disarmament, Peace and Hippie movement, providing a clear, concise, and exam-focused overview of this pivotal topic in moder...
Context Both Anti war Disarmament Student
Following wall the nuclear arms race between the U.S
the Soviet Union intensified during the cold war
concerns over nuclearweapons potential devastation led
to a public outcry for disarmament
After the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 widespread anxiety
occurredwhich motivated
many of the younger generations
to advocate for the cause
Methods
Aims Mass sit ins
focused on protesting
mass blockades at storage
against nuclearweapons places for nuclear weapons
concerned aboutthe threat
of nuclear warfare the development storage of nuclear weapons
the environmental damaged caused by nuclear testing
Both the disarmament movement the opposition
to the Vietnam war Anti war activists were driven by
the belief that the GOVERNMENT was unnecessarily engaging
in conflicts that threatened global security individual
freedoms
Primarily composed of students younger generations
Baby Boomers These movements questioned the
governments involvement in the Vietnam war its military
industrial complex the broader acceptance of nuclear
weapons
Direct challenge to the cold war
key Events mindset POLITICAL
Steadfastness The CND campaign for Nuclear Disarmament the
DAC Direct Action commiteel were formed by a group of
pacifists who demanded the total renunciation of nuclear
, war in the UK
March on Aldermaston one of the biggest marches
London to Aldermaston ever organised against the
development of nuclear arms
Adopted the slogan Banthe
Bomb March
spreadinternationally symbolised by the peace sign
Resultedin the US UK USSR banning of
all nuclear testing in Anartica
heomachy the formation of the committee of 100 in nuclear weapons
used acts of civil disobedience to raise awareness put
pressure on the government
Ethernet March against nuclear weapons Washington
broughttogether a coalition of activists whoshared a
common goal of opposing nuclear weapons
M Theyheld rallies and speeches outside government
buildings Anti war
Draft dodging became a major component of the ANTI WAR
as it symbolised thewidespread rejection of us involvement
in vietnam methods men used to avoid military service
flea country claimed exemptions
Significance
Pressured the government
raised public awareness on the risks of nuclear warfare
influencing U.S global policies towards disarmament
demonstrated the power of civil acts of disobedience in advocating
for global peace
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