Tag: recent social movements

In the decades after it was established, the Russian-dominated Soviet Union grew into one of the worlds most powerful and influential states and eventually encompassed 15 republics viz Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belorussia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. In 1991, the Soviet Union was dissolved following the collapse of its communist government. With this ended the long period of Cold War and the constant threat of a catastrophic World War.

Vietnam was a largely forested and poor nation in comparison with their opponents USA and France. The Vietnamese used guerrilla warfare techniques to fight the war. The USA invented and used newer arsenal like chemical weapons including napalm bombs destroying entire villages.

Social movements are instrument of Social Change. Social movement is collective action of people either to promote or resist a change in society or group of which it is a part. Social movement is not sudden outbreak but an organised collective action followed by ideology behind the action. 

The anti-arrack movement, which campaigned against the sale of locally brewed liquor, originated in the village of Dubagunta in the Nellore district.

The United States conducted several underground nuclear tests, including the Cannikin test, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska.

Dow Chemical was the official sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, a decision that faced significant controversy due to the company's association with the Bhopal gas tragedy.

The anti-arrack movement gained significant momentum in Nellore in 1992, leading to widespread protests and eventually a state-wide ban.

The Meira Paibi movement emerged in Manipur in the late 1970s as a response to the increasing social unrest and the presence of security forces.