Vietnam is now engaged in a brutal civil war, with Saigon finally falling, and its effects leaving a huge mark in the history of world politics. Finally, after many tragic consequences, massacres, and causalities, Hanoi signs a peace deal. The newly elected President Richard Nixon assures law and order at home and peace overseas, and in this attempt, starts withdrawing American troops from Vietnam. With a mission to curb Ho Chi Minh’s rebellion, innumerable teams of soldiers and marines face one of the deadliest wars in global history. With the count of American casualties rising manifold, America’s public gradually withdraws their support, resulting in assassinations and unrest in the country. However, when the chaos increases beyond control, President Johnson allows the US military involvement, authorizes sustained bombing in the north, and deploys ground troops in the south. While President Kennedy and his team of advisers debate as to how far they should get involved in this crisis, South Vietnam is increasingly threatened by communal insurgence and Buddhist uprisings. Now, the northern communists want to reunify Vietnam, whereas America supports Ngo Dinh Diem’s claim in the South. This period also sees the rise of the first waves of The Cold War. ‘The Vietnam War’, a 10-part American docu-series, chronicles the events of the infamous, brutal Vietnam War. After the Vietnamese rebels, under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, successfully ended the 100-year-long era of French colonialism, the country is divided into two parts in Geneva. The format of the show uses archival newsreel footage, personal movies, interviews, and comments by historians, journalists, politicians, celebrities and other personalities, lending a fresh glimpse into the years between 1960 to 1969. `The Sixties’ is a ten-part documentary series which explores this very era and gives us detailed insights into the lives of important personalities, incidents, and discoveries that defined that decade. The period introduced several phenomenal changes in the political, social, and economic system of America, the affects of which are still relevant in the current century.
Some of the notable events of this decade include the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the British Invasion, Woodstock, and Kennedy’s assassination. The 60s were perhaps ten of the most influential years that defined the course of US history.
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