The War at Home (Ch. 23 Sect. 4) Mr. Grimaldi U.S. History.

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The War at Home (Ch. 23 Sect. 4) Mr. Grimaldi U.S. History

Do you identify with 60’s protestors? Univ. of California – “Occupy Wall Street” protest 4

A. The Student Movement 1. Early protesters college students - Baby Boomers

- At first, against “Big $ Machine” (Corp. and Gov.) - they wanted more indiv. rights

2. Then Came the War - Viet. War = # of student protestors swelled - Used Nonviol. Civil Disobedience - anti-war music

3. Resisting the Draft -College deferments = poor + working class picked 1 st for draft - African. Amer. = only 10% of pop. but 18% of drafted

-Moral and Religious objectors = burned draft cards

B. Opposition to the War - Hawks (pro-war) vs. Doves (anti-war) : 70% of public = Hawks Thought protest = disloyal to U.S : Public opinion shifts - now 50 / 50

C. Media and the War -TV molded people’s ideas (60 million viewers) 1.Early Reporting on War - Pro-war cause - Diem = good leader

Early News Reel:

2. With time, More Critical Press reporters in Viet. - Unedited images = public doubt of war

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3. The My Lai Massacre : Rouge U.S. unit massacred 350 Viet. Civilians - U.S. public is outraged

Priv. Paul Meadlo’s account of the My Lai Massacre: “We huddled them up. We made them squat down…. I poured about four clips into the group…. The mothers were hugging their children… Well, we kept right on firing.”

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Discussion Question: (First answer individually) Half the class Doves: List arguments against the use of the draft. Half the class Hawks: List arguments in support of the draft. Why did the American public blame the returning soldiers? In your opinion, were they right to do so? If not the soldiers, who should they blame?