American Support for the War Wanes Antiwar Demonstrations at Home With influence from civil rights in the 50s amp 60s and horrific images from the war Americans began protesting Types of protests were sitins teachins marches protests ID: 440539
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Vietnam WarAmerican Support for the War WanesSlide2
Anti-war Demonstrations at Home:-With influence from civil rights in the 50’s & 60’s and horrific images from the war, Americans began protesting
-Types of protests were sit-ins, teach-ins, marches, protests.
-Some anti-war groups committed terrorist acts (Weather Underground)
-Signs read
“Hey
Hey
LBJ! How Many Kids Did You Kill Today?”
-Peak of protests occurred in 1969 with a huge protest in Washington D.C.Slide3Slide4
Unpopularity of the War: (Reasons)-Escalating number of deaths (Military/Civilian)
-Couldn’t understand purpose of the war. (Not like WWII)
-Horrifying images from the war and the role of the media (TV, Newspapers & Magazines) focusing on the negative aspects.
-We were a strong nation fighting a weaker one (Bully?)Slide5Slide6
Resistance to the Draft:-Increasing numbers of young men burned their draft cards, refuse to register and went to
prison.
-Most draftees were poor, or middle class whites.
-African
americans
were disproportionately drafted.
-15 million received deferments.
-½ million men fled the
country for
canada
,
or went into hiding
. Slide7Slide8
U.S. Leaders Speak Out:-The most famous leaders to speak out against the war were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.
-Both of these leaders were assassinated in 1968, the bloodiest year of the war.Slide9