HIS 142 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I. 1950sII. 1950s Family Date VideoIII. What is emerging in the 1960s?Outline of Current Lecture I. 1960sII. Vietnam WarCurrent LectureI. 1960sThe 1960s happened within an overall context of prosperity. None of the things that happened during this time period (women’s movement, ideas about gender/sexuality or things like the disability act) were not inevitable – people and actions pushed and forcedthese changes to happen. The two most significant events that would shape the United States for many years during this time was the Vietnam War and the participation of the United States and the Civil Rights Movement (Black Freedom Struggle).II. Vietnam War- United States participation in the Vietnam War was born out of the Cold War concern- The Vietnam War was a much longer effort and conflict for the Vietnamese than the Cold War- For many decades, Vietnam had been controlled by colonial powers (Dutch, French, English, Japanese)- A lot of colonial powers were ok with Woodrow Wilson’s rhetoric but didn’t wantto give up their possessionsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- The United States decided it was important for the leaders in France to keep power and look good so that the people of France wouldn’t want a change in their government (losing control/power  instability of French government  communism [the United States thought])- Vietnam was temporarily “divided” into North and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was the communist half, controlled by Ho Chi Minh and the South was the free half, controlled by the United States. The United States wanted to bring the two back together. The United States set up government in the South, showing they wanted control. When the North tried to unify with the South using military, the United States said the South needed to defend from the North or the “domino effect” would happen. The United States sent in military, which turned into a long and expensive