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Why the U.S. entered the Vietnam War and why the War was so unpopular.

Why the U.S. entered the Vietnam War and why the War was so unpopular. Why the U.S. entered the Vietnam War. The U.S. entered the Vietnam War to keep the North Vietnamese Communists (Viet Cong) from taking over the South Vietnamese Republican Democratic Government.

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Why the U.S. entered the Vietnam War and why the War was so unpopular.

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  1. Why the U.S. entered the Vietnam War and why the War was so unpopular.

  2. Why the U.S. entered the Vietnam War • The U.S. entered the Vietnam War to keep the North Vietnamese Communists (Viet Cong) from taking over the South Vietnamese Republican Democratic Government. • The U.S. also entered the War to prove that it would back up its containment policy with force, as it did during the Korean War.

  3. Why the Vietnam War was so unpopular in the U.S.- Page 1 • The Vietnam War was very unpopular in the United States. • Many Americans, especially younger ones that were eligible to fight in the War, did not understand why the U.S. was involved in the War at all. • Many Americans did not see North Vietnam as a threat to the U.S.

  4. Why the Vietnam War was so unpopular in the U.S.- Page 2 • Another reason the Vietnam War was so unpopular was the draft. • For years, it is U.S. Law that all males must register for the draft within one month of their 18th birthday. This was true during the Vietnam War (it is still true today, even though the draft has not been activated since the end of the Vietnam War). • One way to keep from being drafted was to be in College (but many at the time couldn’t afford it).

  5. Why the Vietnam War was so unpopular in the U.S.- Page 3 • Many young Americans who were drafted risked arrest when they refused to go into the Army. • There were many public protests. During some of these protests, people burned their draft cards. Other young men snuck into Canada rather than go into the War. • Many of the protests ended up being violent due to confrontations with police.

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