1968
...his people but for everyone in the world. Malcolm X, another black leader during this time made a huge impact for Civil Rights. The only difference was his belief was to deal with things more violently and aggressively, unlike King’s passive resistance. The Women’s right movement was also important during 1968. There was a huge change in how women were being treated and acted. Sexuality became more apparent since women were not holding back who they really were. Women were now coming together to achieve the equality they have always been searching for and deserved for many years. The Vietnam War was one of the most crucial, large, and impacting events of the 1960’s, and especially in 1968. In 1968, The Tet Offensive took place in the war. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked Da Nang, the second largest city in Vietnam. Up until this point America believed they were winning the war. After the Tet Offensive Americans saw themselves are losers, not the winners they were before. In the eyes of Americans, their country was the greatest, unstoppable, and imperishable. Viet Nam taught Americans that they were not invincible and failure is very much a reality. In 1968, the events and people of politics greatly affected the United States. Lyndon Johnson had completed many of the goals that John F Kennedy had never finished. He passed the civil rights legislation, Medicare, and unfortunately escalated Vietnam. In 1968 he announced he would not run for re-election. Eugene McCarthy entered the race for presidency as a democratic candidate. When Robert Kennedy had been assassinated it altered history. He was a leader during the time and most likely would have won the Democratic nomination over McCarthy, but who surpris...