2. The Vietnam War
 Crowds of young protesters gathered at
universities, city halls and government buildings
 Protests took place all over America
 In 1971, the 26th amendment finally gave 18
year olds the right to vote

3. Voting among younger
people

4. Targeting the Youth
 1992
 Bill Clinton appears
on Arsenio Hall
Show
 Entertains the crowd
by playing
“Heartbreak Hotel”
on his sax
 2008
 Barack Obama
focuses on being
progressive and on
funding for
education
 At the Apollo
Theater, Obama
sang “Let’s Stay
Together”

5. Economic Trouble
 Housing bubble bursts, sending the economy on a
nose dive
 Many young people lose the jobs and become
frustrated
 Many became involved in the Occupy Wall Street
movement

6. Occupy Wall Street
 Protests began in
New York in proximity
to Wall Street
 Youths were angry
with the disparity in
income and
unemployment

7. Occupy Wall Street

8. Current State
 Youth currently
dissatisfied
 Have moved on to
movements such as gay
rights

9. Protests around the World
 Current protests
taking place in
Bulgaria
 Students dissatisfied
with government
corruption

10. Back in Texas

11. The Young Turks
 Founded in 2002 by Cenk Uygur, the show
focuses on liberal political opinions
 Response to the many conservative
commentators
 Program contains a blend of socio-political
issues and pop culture

12. The trend continues
 Throughout history many youths become
involved politically, then become dissatisfied or
disinterested
 Involvement usually stems from events such as
war or serious political happenings
 Usually youth prove to be a massive force