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A Nation Divided

Public Opinion 1965 1967 66% supported Teach-Ins begin Informally discuss opposition to the war Civil War South Vietnam was corrupt 1967 Credibility gap widens T.V. Contradicting viewpoints/images

Two sides Tet Offensive 1968 Surprise attack on New years Day Major cities Provincial capitals American Embassy Two sides General Westmorland “well laid plans went afoul” Public Opinion Shocked! Media influence Walter Cronkite “…bloody experience in Vietnam is to end in a stalemate.” Credibility gap widens even more

Draft College students Low-income/minorities No way! 1969 1971 Defer No choice No way! Burned draft cards Fled Prison 1969 Lottery system 1971 26th Amendment was passed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHk4TGWx0ZM

Hawks Doves Pro-war Antiwar Viewed as 1968-53% 1968-24% Determined to stay and fight Openly criticized doves Pride Johnson Antiwar 1968-24% Viewed as Naïve Unpatriotic Unappreciative to resisting communism Eugene McCarthy Robert Kennedy

“The whole world is watching!” 1968 Rolls On March Johnson states he will not run April MLK assassinated James Earl Ray arrested June Robert Kennedy assassinated August Chaos at the Democratic Convention Center Antiwar platform Riots Abbie Hoffman “The whole world is watching!”

Politics Democrats Independent Republicans Hubert Humphrey Associated with violence & chaos Called for a complete end to the bombings Independent Governor George Wallace Outspoken segregationist Republicans Richard Nixon Promised unification Restore law and order Plan for ending the war

Assignment 1 (10 points) Assignment 2 (5 points) Create a poster that would be appropriate for your position on the war Use pictures or symbols associated with your side (can be a person or idea) Keep in mind it CAN be a slogan, however, you need to decorate it Must be colored Must clearly express your side (put your sticky note on it) Assignment 2 (5 points) Write a headline that supports your poster. For example, if you are a hawk, your headline may include a quote from General Westmorland. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpCasiuAFF8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0VsJT7dVkY&feature=fvst Be ready to share with the class Due at the end of the hour

Review Why did support for the Vietnam War begin to dwindle by the late 1960s? Mounting causalities The draft Credibility gap Media coverage

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