Protests of 1968
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The protests of 1968 consisted of a worldwide series of protests, largely participated in by students and workers.
Background
Background speculations of overall causality vary about the political protests centering on the year 1968. Some argue that protests could be attributed to the social changes during the twenty years following the end of World War II.Template:Citation needed OthersTemplate:Who argue that protests were a direct response to perceived injustices, such as those voiced in opposition to the Vietnam War.
See also
- Counterculture of the 1960s
- Axel Springer AG
- Catonsville Nine
- Civil Rights Act of 1968
- Feminism in France
- Glenville Shootout
- Movement of 22 March
- Situationist International
- Stonewall riots (which occurred the next year)
- American Power and the New Mandarins, book by Chomsky
- Hippies
- Summer of love
- Hot Autumn (which occurred the next year in Italy)
- Long Hot Summer of 1967
- Cordobazo (which occurred the next year in Argentina)
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