The correct answer is " seeing events and increased awareness could change public opinion on major issues."
Many American citizens were appalled when they saw the conditions that US soldiers had to go through during the Vietnam War. News stations like CBS actually sent newscasters to Vietnam and had them go into the front lines with soldiers. This allowed Americans first hand to see what life was like and how this was a battle that America was struggling to win.
As for the Civil Rights movement, the ability of citizens to see peaceful protests and the amount of citizens fighting for equal rights showed that this was a large scale movement. Along with this, individuals could see how peaceful protestors were met with violence and were able to stay peaceful despite being abused.
Both events were heavily influenced by the presence of TV.
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They reached their goal in 1897; however, a year later, Spain ceded the island to the United States under the provisions of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War. In 1917, Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory and its people became U.S. citizens
That's not a question but I reduced it, so the answer is,
There are many themes and commentaries about the 1920’s in America. However, the main theme in particular is the disintegration of the American dream in an era of unprecedented prosperity and material excess.
