John F Kennedy's Influence

At the beginning of the Sixties, the World War still had effects throughout the world. At the top of the year 1960, West Berlin students used their voices to protest and demonstrate against neo-Nazism and anti-Semitism. Right before John F. Kennedy’s presidency on the 3rd of January the U.S. broke its ties with Cuba. At Bay of Pigs, Fidel Castro’s men resisted the attack of Cuban exiles supported by the United States (Layman). On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy was elected and became the 35th President of the United States ("1960s News, Events, Popular Culture and Prices."). Even in his short term presidency before he was assassinated, his achievements were recognized by the citizens. In 1961, the construction of the Berlin Wall began and as well as the isolation of East and West Berlin. August 15th through the

The U.S. and Soviet tanks fought at the border in the middle of East and West Berlin in late October (Layman). This was an effect of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War. “Interest in foreign affairs was dominated by the increasing tensions of the cold war, in the last half of the decade, the war in Vietnam (Layman).” The Vietnam War became America’s war because of the rivalry with the Soviet Union and its support of the Viet Cong. “The movement away from the conservative fifties continued and eventually resulted in revolutionary ways of thinking and real change in the cultural fabric of American life (Goodwin).”

The decade produced folk music, soul music, rock ‘n’ roll and pop. “Folk musicians addressed contemporary issues facing college students, notably civil rights, and, later, the Vietnam War” (Layman 37-38). Folk