World history/WHME103/Effects of Cold War/Revolutionary politics

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What factors contributed to the student protest movement in the 1960s?

• How did this generation differ from the preceding generation in its experiences, goals and desires?

Steven Kreis, '1968: The Year of the Barricades', The History Guide: Lectures on Twentieth Century Europe, 13 April 2012.

Demonstrate your learning from this reading by posting a comment for your fellow students in WEnotes below. For example:

• The Vietnam War ...

• Protesters ...

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