 By 1967, Congress and the U.S. were divided into two camps:  Hawks supported the war against communism  Doves questioned the war on moral and strategic grounds  not vital in Cold War

 LBJ’s funding for the Great Society programs was cut to help fund the war  $21 billion dollars per year spent on the war  LBJ had to raise taxes  By 1968  more than 500,000 U.S. troops and more than 30,000 deaths  Up until 1967, the news media tended to stay away from Vietnam  In 1967, news media turned against the war  Images of human suffering and devastation came to Americans through television

 If you were an American living in the United States during the Vietnam War, would you have supported or opposed the war? Why?  “I would have supported the war because…”  “I would have opposed the war because…”

PUBLIC SUPPORT OF THE WAR PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL RATINGS 1965  66% APPROVED 1965  60% APPROVAL 1968  26% APPROVED 1968  35% APPROVAL

 Condemned the war in Vietnam  Against African Americans being drafted for war  Draft targeted poor Af-Ams and whites over the middle or upper classes

 A protest song about political issues of the '60s, this was banned from many radio stations for its antigovernment lyrics, but still managed to hit #1 in the US. The song takes on racism, hypocrisy and injustice. The Kennedy assassination was an influence on the song.

 Led by Tom Hayden  Univ. of Michigan newspaper editor  Port Huron Statement called for an end for apathy and for citizens to stop accepting a country ran by big corporations and big gov’t  Protested the war in Vietnam, poverty, and racism

 Began at Univ. of California—Berkeley  Students were not allowed to distribute literature or recruit students for political causes  More than 700 protesters staged a sit- in at the administration building

 California governor sent 600 police to arrest the protesters  Supreme Court will uphold students’ rights to freedom of speech and assembly.

 Based on the lyrics of the song, create a short list of complaints about the draft prior to and during the Vietnam War.

 What were the ages of draftees?  Who decided who would go to war?  Why was the draft system unfair?  How was it changed?

 Introduction  1 st Paragraph--The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution  2 nd Paragraph--Antiwar Sentiment  3 rd Paragraph--The War Grows  4 th Paragraph--The Tet Offensive  Conclusion: Assessment of LBJ’s involvement in Vietnam  Typed or handwritten due Tues, 4/20