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In the 1960s the United States claimed its place as the world's leading defender against communism. But by the end of the decade, the nation was convulsed by dissent, riot, assassination and an increasingly unpopular war.
 
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| In December 1969, a lottery was held to determine who would serve in the U.S. armed forces
at the height of the Vietnam War. Would you have been one of those drafted? |
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| From Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" to George Clinton's "Atomic Dog," Entertainment
Weekly music critic David Browne spins back the dial on Cold War music that
made us think -- and dance.
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| Two weeks after 250,000 anti-war demonstrators marched on Washington to protest the
war, President Nixon sought support for his policies in Vietnam. So he turned
to the "Silent Majority."
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| Protests that rocked the West during the 1960s did not go unnoticed in the Eastern bloc.
But did they inspire more dissent or more suppression?
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TIME: Strike Against the War
October 17, 1969
Pravda: Society of violence
June 6, 1966
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In October 1967, about 35,000 anti-war protesters, organized by the
Youth International Party, or Yippies, gathered for a demonstration at
the U.S. Defense Department -- where they declared they were going to
levitate the Pentagon.
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