Below is a breif timeline of the events that took place as part of the Protests against the War in Vietnam:
Summary of Findings
This movment owes its success to many factors. Some of the biggest factors that caused it to gain so much traction were the increased amount uncensored media coverage of the war, increasingly apparent flaws in the draft system, a widening credibility gap between information shared within the U.S government to Public, and an increase in education sparked by a post war economy. This was the first time images of war were broadcast to the avergae family through the TV and this horrified many poeple. It deminished the fantasy that war was glorious and exposed the true nature of the U.S occupation of Vietnam. Several flaws in the draft system also left less aflluent citizens vulnerable to be drafted while priviledged indivisuals were exempt if they were undergoing education. As the events of the Vietnam War unfolded, it became increasingly clear that the U.S. goverment was not always telling the truth when it came to affairs in Vietnam. This growing distrust in the government only strengthened the anti-war movement and allowed them to gather followers with ease. The youth also played a significant part in starting this movment as well as maintianing it. Educted young indivisuals spearheaded these protests and had a major part to maintain and further develope the movment . A combination of these factors allowed this movement to gain traction very quicly and allowed it to take form and have a long lasting impact.
Reflection of Movement
The Anti-occupation movment was successful in in its main goals of troop withdrawl. The movment started amoung students who saw how unjust the War was and decided to take action. Their dedication to non-violence inspired many other groups and indivuals to join thier cause. The anti-war movment soon became too big to ignore and the government had to respond to the protestors. This was a succesful movment because it was able to bring about meaningful change and set an anti-war sentiment that continues to stick today. U.S. citizens are now wary to support the use of force on foreign countries unless it is absolutely warrented and are now less likely to trust the government without looking into the situation first.
Resources
Anderson, David L., and John Ernst. The War That Never Ends: New Perspectives on the Vietnam War. Lexington, KY: U of Kentucky, 2007. Print.
Mathews, Jason. "Vietnam War Protests." History.com. A&E Television Networks, Feb. 2010. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.
Rohn, Alan. "Vietnam War Protests - The Vietnam War." The Vietnam War. Vietnamwar.info, 8 Sept. 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.
Spartacus-educational.com, John Simkin. "Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational, 2010. Web. 05 Dec. 2016
Mathews, Jason. "Vietnam War Protests." History.com. A&E Television Networks, Feb. 2010. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.
Rohn, Alan. "Vietnam War Protests - The Vietnam War." The Vietnam War. Vietnamwar.info, 8 Sept. 2013. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.
Spartacus-educational.com, John Simkin. "Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational, 2010. Web. 05 Dec. 2016