THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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There was strong disagreement in the United States about American involvement in the Vietnam War.
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All supported the war in Vietnam
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Everyone protested against the war in Vietnam
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Vietnam was a place that needed the US to step in and help them
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Vietnam War severely damaged the U.S. economy. Unwilling to raise taxes to pay for the war, President Johnson unleashed a cycle of inflation. The war also weakened U.S. military morale and undermined, for a time, the U.S. commitment to internationalism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many Americans opposed the war on moral grounds, appalled by the devastation and violence of the war. Others claimed the conflict was a war against Vietnamese independence, or an intervention in a foreign civil war; others opposed it because they felt it lacked clear objectives and appeared to be unwinnable.
Detailed explanation-3: -Across the country, hippies organized to protest the war. Many protests were held on college campuses. Sometimes the protests turned violent. The Kent State massacre took place in 1970 when Ohio National Guard troops fired on a crowd of unarmed Kent State University protesters, killing four students.
Detailed explanation-4: -The war in Vietnam had lasting consequences for US foreign policy. Congress passed the War Powers Act in 1973, in a clear attempt to reassert a measure of control over the making of foreign policy and to impose constraints on presidential power.