Swedish Social Democracy and the Vietnam War
Scott, Carl-Gustaf![Swedish Social Democracy and the Vietnam War](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/389/38989047/CHSBZCOP0338989047.jpg)
West European leaders had good reasons to oppose US Vietnam war policy. It threatened to alter the global balance of power while igniting unrest at home. Such turbulence led to a radicalized political atmosphere domestically. In this new environment, the "New Left" established a powerful foothold among the "68-generation". In many West European countries the new radical left rejected the older Socialist and Communist parties in favor of more r...