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A Nation Divided

A Nation Divided. Public Opinion. 1965 66% supported 1965 Teach-Ins begin Informally discuss opposition to the war Civil War South Vietnam was corrupt 1967 Credibility gap widens T.V. Contradicting viewpoints/images. Tet Offensive 1968. Surprise attack on New years Day

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A Nation Divided

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  1. A Nation Divided

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

  3. 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

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

  5. Hawks Doves • Pro-war • 1968-53% • 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

  6. 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!”

  7. Politics • Democrats • 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

  8. Assignment 1 (10 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

  9. 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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