THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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It began to only affect college students
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It intensified and divided the nation
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It ended as people began to focus more on the war
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It grew to the point that the majority of the population began opposig the war
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Detailed explanation-1: -Antiwar marches and other protests, such as the ones organized by Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), attracted a widening base of support over the next several years, peaking in early 1968 after the successful Tet Offensive by North Vietnamese troops proved that war’s end was nowhere in sight.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the protest movement change as escalation in Vietnam continued? It intensified and began to divide the nation. Which of the following was true of the public’s opinion of the Vietnam War in 1967? The majority of the population remained committed to the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gulf of Tonkin incident and the subsequent Gulf of Tonkin resolution provided the justification for further U.S. escalation of the conflict in Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most immediate effect of the Vietnam War was the staggering death toll. The war killed an estimated 2 million Vietnamese civilians, 1.1 million North Vietnamese troops and 200, 000 South Vietnamese troops. During the air war, America dropped 8 million tons of bombs between 1965 and 1973.