Final articleDid the counterculture of the 1960s have a huge impact on the United States? Counterculture is known as the main cultural phenomenon born in the United States and spread throughout the world. This counter-cultural movement gained momentum and became the revolutionary path for the people as well as the United States government during the military invasion of Vietnam. By mid-March 1961, the John Birch Society had well over 95,000 members. This company was known as the contemptible joke of Republican conservatism. Since the Corporation was taken in this direction, sentiment toward the Corporation contributed to the defeat of the 1962 election and the defeat of the 1964 national election. The Kennedy administration remained fully engaged in the efforts of the Cold War policy that was still in force. effect of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visited Saigon in May 1961. During this visit, he declared that a man named Diem was the Churchill figure of Asia. Kennedy's policy against South Vietnam assumed that Diem and his supporters would defeat and defeat the guerrillas without assistance. The United States government viewed America's involvement in the Vietnam War as the only way to end the communist uprising in South Vietnam. The government of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong wanted to reunify all of Vietnam under communist rule only. On July 23, 1962, nations came together to sign an agreement to respect Laos in its choice to remain a neutral country. During this time, Mexican American students were against the war in Vietnam and formed a committee known as the Chicano Moratorium Committee. There was great concern about gender inequality...... middle of paper ...... I placed it in the center and the metaphorical "war machine" continued on its devastating path. I'm partial to the 1960s and don't have a lot of negative things to say except that you can really see how corrupt our government was during that era. If people didn't stand up and speak out, imagine how much worse our government would be today. If the counterculture movements of the 1960s had never happened, where would our nation be today? I thank all the brave men and women of all races, ethnicities and creeds who stood up to give me the voice I have today. I probably would have been a Mario Savio if I had lived in the 60s. So many unjust acts took place and many of them were never corrected. The only negative thing I can say about the counterculture of the 1960s is that I don't agree with the drugs, free sex, or some of the violent riots and protests that took place..