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 groundsnot vital in Cold War

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 1968more 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

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…”

Government’s Credibility Gap

PUBLIC SUPPORT OF THE WAR

PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL RATINGS

196566% APPROVED 196560% APPROVAL

196826% APPROVED

196835% APPROVAL

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

“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.

Growth of Youth Movement

Students for a Democratic Society

Led by Tom HaydenUniv. 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

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

California governor sent 600 police to arrest the protesters

Supreme Court will uphold students’ rights to freedom of speech and assembly.

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.

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?

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