the anti war movement of the vietnam war

United States participation in the Vietnam War was a subject of much debate among the American public. While many Americans supported the United States involvement in the War, in agreement with the Government that American assistance was needed in order to stop the spread of Communism, other people felt that it was immoral for the United States to involve itself in another country's internal matters.

The antiwar movement against Vietnam in the US from 1965-1971 was the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. Anti-war protesters “were not confined to the young, radicals, intellectuals, and the disaffected…. By 1968, [they] included many powerful individuals within the business and financial communities, the media, and the government itself” ( McMahon 466). Also by ’68, protesters numbered almost seven million, with more than half being white youths in the college.

Students for a Democratic Society, (SDS), announced its opposition of the Vietnam War publicly in 1965. In a public announcement, they state their reasons for disagreement.

“We feel that the war is immoral at its root, that it is fought alongside a regime with no claim to represent its people, and that it

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He also tried to contain the protest that he knew his action would provoke. The Kent State tragedy ignited a nationwide campus disaster.

Radical Times: The Antiwar Movement of the 1960s. It is now clear that the antiwar movement and antiwar criticism in the media and Congress had a significant impact on Vietnam. Many feel the movement contributed to the end of their policies. The movement affected even those at the highest ranks of the government and the media, putting pressure on government officials to end the war in order satisfy an angry American public.

The White House was plagued by two wars: the war in Vietnam and the "war at home”. ”

The SDS was not alone in their opposition.

Once elected, Nixon was bothered with the antiwar movement. The wave of demonstrations on hundreds of college campuses paralyzed America's higher-education system.

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