The Vietnam War at Home and Abroad How did American involvement in Vietnam affect the social climate at home?

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The Vietnam War at Home and Abroad How did American involvement in Vietnam affect the social climate at home?

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) Gave Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of conventional military force in Southeast Asia.

The Draft

Student Protest Students for Democratic Society (SDS) The New Left Teach-Ins

Anti-War Protests in D.C.

1968 Presidential Election

Kent State Massacre

Silent Majority? The Protest Widens Vietnam Veterans Against the War The Weather Underground

The End of the War

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