The reading 1968: A Year of Protest is about a worldwide
political revolution of mostly college students who around the world started a
rebellion against the American war against Vietnam and issues they faced in
their own country. One of the first large rebellion happened in Berlin’s Free
University which called for “an international manifestation of solidarity”
which spread to Madrid Warsaw Rome, Sao Paulo and London. Because riots spread
so rapidly charges of police brutality, disseminated in televisions and
newspapers which lead to more protesters and longer riots. In France protesting
became so bad that factories were shutting down. In Mexico City protesters
rioted for a revolution that would cure poverty in the county instead of
holding the Olympic Games. When the student count turned to 10,000 machine guns
arrived and 100 to 200 students were killed. These protests eventually dwindled
down with the Soviet shutting down the “Prague Spring” and president Nixon
promising to end the war in Vietnam.
Why do you think all the riots start with college students?
Why did the Mexican government turned to machine guns instead
of tear gas or other means while other countries did not?
I really like the summary that you wrote Meagan. It explains how these college students were treated back in 1968 when they decided to stand up and speak out against how America was treating people back in the day. These kids were just protesting and speaking the truth about America and the government wanted to shut them up so the protest ended up turning into a bloodshed. These college students started to get shot and killed while protesting instead of being taken down a more convenient way. I don't know why the government turned to machine guns. It is sickening and cruel what they did to these students.
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