| Summary: | History has shown us that the most successful progressive movements
have been intergenerational. Thus, this thesis will deeply examine about youth
movements in the U.S specifically on youth movement against the U.S invasion
in Vietnam War around 1960s.Vietnam War was the first modern American
conflict that seriously affected the United States not only politically, but also
socio-culturally.It will be explored how youth generation has become a
breakthrough in American history since it was the most significant movement of
its kind in the nation�s history.Youth is an alternative word to the scientificallyoriented
adolescent and the common terms of teen and teenager.Youthhood is
often recognized as one of the key transitional periods in a person�s life.
Library research methodology is applied since all the data in this research
are written text. Many written materials are acquired from books, articles,
including internet-based materials. Another method used in this research is
descriptive qualitative method, by which all the data obtained are analyzed and
presented descriptively.
Knowing that there are many reasons behind the antiwar movements, this
thesis will be focused on generational theory which is introduced Karl
Mahnnheim. According to Karl Mahnheim one generation is not fully continuity
of the elder generation, they could be different and challenging the established
form. Youth tend to reject the US involvement in Vietnam War because of there is
a gap between the ideals they have learned from older generations and the realities
they experienced.The sixties were the age of youth, as 70 million children from
the post war baby boom became teenagers and young adults. The movement away
from the conservative fifties continued and eventually resulted in revolutionary
ways of thinking and real change in the cultural and political life of America. The
change affected education, values, art, lifestyles, laws, and also politic. Many of
the revolutionary ideas which began in the sixties are continuing to evolve today.
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