1. War divides america
Chapter 16, Section 3

2. Antiwar Protests Support for the war is waning
Draftees – men drafted for service
More than 1.5 million men
Deferments for college and certain jobs
African Americans suffered 20% of deaths
Did not represent population
Draft focused on working class
Why would some people see the draft us unfair?

3. College Campuses College enrollment from 2 to 8 million
Anti-war students came from upper-middle-class
How is this different from those being drafted?
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) – University of Michigan
Teach-ins and petitions

4. Opposition to War
Vietnam has been referred to as the first “living room” war. What does this mean?
Credibility Gap – distrust of statements made by the government
Assn: p. 544 Notetaking and Terms and People