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What’s the difference between a hawk and a dove?

What’s the difference between a hawk and a dove?. 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. A Costly and Frustrating War.

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What’s the difference between a hawk and a dove?

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  1. What’s the difference between a hawk and a dove?

  2. 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

  3. A Costly and Frustrating 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

  4. Vietnam Divides the Nation • 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…”

  5. Government’s Credibility Gap PUBLIC SUPPORT OF THE WAR PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL RATINGS 196566% APPROVED 196560% APPROVAL 196826% APPROVED 196835% APPROVAL

  6. MLK Jr. Speaks Out (1967) • 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

  7. “Eve of Destruction” • 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.

  8. Growth of Youth Movement

  9. Students for a Democratic Society • 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

  10. Free Speech Movement • 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

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

  12. Audio Reaction: “Fortunate Son” • Based on the lyrics of the song, create a short list of complaints about the draft prior to and during the Vietnam War.

  13. The Draft • What were the ages of draftees? • Who decided who would go to war? • Why was the draft system unfair? • How was it changed?

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

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