... in 1966. The younger generation who had kept quiet up to this point, no longer wanted to tolerate hoe little influence they had on their education. Using the same methods of American protesters3, they began mouthing their concerns publicly. Although these protests proved to have some effect, they never were able to grab enough momentum. Although they received a large amount of publicity, they were unable to encourage public support, causing them to die down quickly. Were the Italian and German students failed, the Czechoslovakian and especially the French succeeded. In mouthing their concerns they were able to engage the support of the public. Their demands within the Universities were applied to the needs of the society as a whole. From the time of the protests in Italy and Germany until early 1968, the concerns of the French students became increasingly pressing. As it had been true in Italy ...

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