One romantic view of the 60’s is that is represented an idealistic picture of a Camelot that was succeeded by the tragedy of a paradise lost through lies, conspiracy and assassination. To what extent is that view justified by simple facts as we know them and to what extent is it simply a product of imagination? It is impossible to generalise a whole decade in the way that the above statement does. Although during the …showed first 75 words of 1164 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1164 total…in Vietnam would be a failure for capitalism and the United States. Therefore Johnson increased military activity in Vietnam, however due to the underestimation of the Vietcong, Johnson was unable to win the war. The title to this essay generalises the sixties far too much, and although it is a nice concise romantic viewpoint based in fact, once you delve deeper into the sixties it becomes evident that nothing can be as black and white.