Protests against wars
The history of pacifism 1⁄2
Pacifism is a socio-political movement that aspire after peace. The ideology of pacifism bases on the condemnation of all wars (including the defensive and national-liberation) as well as aggression. Its followers are demanding the establishment of a lasting peace between nations and seek to resolve conflicts in accordance with international law, without the use of armed forces. Pacifism is a combination of two words: Latin "pacificus" - the peacemaker and Latin "facere" -...
The history of pacifism 2⁄2
The experience of World War II and the development of new military technology, including nuclear weapon influenced the program of modern pacifist movements. After 1945, apart from the independent organization also politically motivated organizations were formed. Such was the nature of the Defenders of Peace Movement, which started in 1948 and was led by the World Peace Council appointed in 1950. This movement called for disarmament and the prevention of armed conflicts, acting also in the...
Students’ movements against Vietnam War 1⁄2
Protest movements in the United States related to the war in Vietnam began in the second half of 60s. in the 20th century. They reached its peak in 1968. They were a part of a global wave of protests that erupted in the academic environment. They fought not only for peace and the end of fighting in the Far East, but also for the emancipation of women and black American population. Students were fascinated then, by the left-wing ideologies. The symbol of hippies,...
Students’ movements against Vietnam War 2⁄2
Young people publicly burned appointment cards to the army, refused to appear in military units and took on other forms of passive resistance. Escapes to Canada to avoid conscription were also very common. All this resulted in that after Tet offensive President Lyndon Johnson made unofficial decision to gradually withdraw from Vietnam and start peace negotiations with Hanoi. Unfortunately, it took five years to finally withdraw the whole U. S. troops. Students and gathered in various...
The most important anti-war students’ movements 1⁄2
Students often were a group changing the course of history. Their outbursts of freedom regarded not only to changes in the prevailing system, discrimination against some groups, but mainly they took the form of anti-war movements. The most important anti-war students’ movements took place in the 60s of the twentieth century. It was then that the imperialist United States fought a war with the puppet regime in South Vietnam. Students mainly from the U.S. and the UK...
The most important anti-war students’ movements 2⁄2
In 1965-1970, there was the so-called Ivy Leaque, a group of students combined from eight U.S. universities (Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth College, Princeton, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale). Ivy Leaque became active in about 1968 and worked as a student movement against the war in Vietnam. Students used occupation strikes, during which they occupied university buildings, they picketed, distributed leaflets and organized peaceful demonstrations. In 1966, Federal Republic of...