VIETNAM: Opposition on the Homefront

When American troops first entered Vietnam, many Americans supported the _____________. As the war continued to drag on, public support ___________. Many questioned Johnson’s goals and many didn’t know if they were _________________ about what was really going on. Many college students began to publicly ___________________. On college campuses, faculty and students abandoned their _________________ and formed a ________where they informally discussed issues on the war and why they opposed it. Opposition at Home

Young protestors focused their attention on what they felt was an __________________. Often, those with ___________ and limited education were called to serve. As a result, minorities, especially _______________ were called to war. You could defer entering the military if you ______________. Many draftees ________________. Some left the country. By 1968, the nation was divided into two camps-the doves and the hawks. The _______ wanted the US to withdraw from Vietnam, and the _______ wanted us to stay in the war. The Hawks & the Doves

On January 30, 1968, during _____, the Vietnamese New Year, the ___________ and the ______Vietnamese launched a surprise attack known as the _____________. Guerrilla fighters hit _______________ in South Vietnam as well as Southern major cities. This made the president’s _______________ even lower. ______________ decided to run against Eugene McCarthy in the _____ presidential race. Johnson decided not to run. Kennedy was _____________ and ______ ended up winning the election. Tet Offensive

_________ and _______________ worked to improve relations with the ___________ and _______ as a way to help with peace talks with North Vietnam. Nixon began the process of ______________, allowing South Vietnam to assume more of the following so that we could ______________. Nixon Moves to End

Americans lost even more support for the war after finding out about an American platoon led by Lieutenant ______________ that had massacred more than _______________ civilians in the ____________ region. In April 1970, Nixon announced that American troops were going to _______________ in order to destroy Vietcong bases there. ________________ as they believed that the war was only expanding further. My Lai Massacre

Americans found out about leaked papers, known as the _______________ that showed the government officials had privately _______________ while publicly defending it. Americans felt even more __________ by the government. Pentagon Papers

By 1971, _____of the population wanted out of the war. Nixon dropped the insistence that North Vietnam _____________ from South Vietnam before a peace treaty would be signed. Peace negotiations _________ as the leader of _____________ refused to talk if the North did not withdraw from his country. The US continued a ______________ that led to the resumption of peace talks. On ____________, the sides agreed to end the war and restore peace. After ________ at war, the longest war in American history, the US ended its _________________ in Vietnam. Eventually, in 1975, the ______________ army launched an invasion of the south. We _________ get involved. They eventually captured ______________ and united the country under__________ rule. The US Pulls Out

The Vietnam War had a lasting impact on the US. The war cost over ___________ dollars and resulted in _________ deaths. The Vietnam War increased Americans’ cynicism about their government and made them ________________. Legacy of Vietnam