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The Tet Offensive of January-September 1968. Although the attackers suffered substantial losses, it shattered the myth of US control in South Vietnam. Answer: Although the Tet Offensive changes the Military and Gov't opinion about the winnability of the war, the My Lai Massacre where US troops massacred 300 to 500 unarmed civilians (including women and children) turned public opinion against the war.
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∙ 16y agoThe Anti war people, or better known as the HIPPIES, were having huge protests about if they should even had started the war. They felt as if the young men were over there losing their lives for nothing. Some of the American public supported the war but the (counter-culture) or hippies as some people would call them did not support it. Overall everyone is entitled to their own opinion and could have chose to support it or no to support it. I suppose it depends on how you grow up and what not what your views on war are. Here are more answers from WikiAnswers contributors: * Students Protested, not the hippies. They were too busy getting stoned to know there was a war and had no permanent address so the draft boards couldn't find them anyway.
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∙ 14y agoAmerican opinion was shocked. Some couldn't believe it or thought that it was a Vietcong plot. Others were prepared to accept the killings and, to them, Lt. Calley was a hero. But the majority of Americans were horrified. it seemed that the inhumane behaviour of the US troops made them no better than the enemy - or the Nazis to whom they were compared to. This was one of the key events that helped to turn the tide of American opinion against the war. Lt. Calley was the only soldier to face charges for My Lai. In 1970, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. He was released in 1974, no one knows why...
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∙ 9y agoThe television coverage of the Vietnam War made American civilians much more aware of the conflict than they had been in previous conflicts. Television reporters also made people aware of the Vietnamese civilian massacres and the ever-increasing number of dying Americans.
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American tactics in the Vietnam War?
what were the american tactics in the vietnam war
Why Vietnam won the war but lost the peace?
Vietnam won the French war. North Vietnam won the American Vietnam War. There was no such country named "Vietnam" during the American Vietnam War 1955-1975. There were two nations: North VN & South VN.
What was the American Involvement in the Vietnam War?
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Was media coverage of the war influential in turning American public opinion against the Vietnam war?
yes. up to that time war was thought of as glorious instead of violent. the media uncovered the true cruelty and violence of war.
What was the out come of the Vietnam war?
The Vietnam War was the only time that the communists defeated an American supported free nation (South Vietnam).
What is the opinion of the United Nations regarding the Vietnam War?
As was the American people, the UN was divided on the Vietnam War.
Compare and contrast the Vietnam war and the American war?
Most people know what the Vietnam War is; what is the American War?
American tactics in the Vietnam War?
what were the american tactics in the vietnam war
Why Vietnam won the war but lost the peace?
Vietnam won the French war. North Vietnam won the American Vietnam War. There was no such country named "Vietnam" during the American Vietnam War 1955-1975. There were two nations: North VN & South VN.
When was American Writers Against the Vietnam War created?
American Writers Against the Vietnam War was created in 1965.
Why did this image help turn American public opinion against the war in Vietnam?
We don't have the image you were given so the question can't be answered.
What problem made China reluctant to improve relations with the United State?
American support for Taiwan The Vietnam War
What was the outcome of the war in Vietnam?
Vietnam introduced some free market refirms opening the door to investors and they had to rebuild a land destroyed by war.
What was the American Involvement in the Vietnam War?
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What presidency was destroyed by the war in Vietnam?
Lyndon Johnson's presidency is generally thought to have been destroyed by the Vietnam War. He had plans for what he called The Great Society, however constant problems of the Vietnam War prevented him from achieving this lofty goal. His administration was constantly criticized for continuing the war to the point where the war was practically the only issue being addressed by him.
Was media coverage of the war influential in turning American public opinion against the Vietnam war?
yes. up to that time war was thought of as glorious instead of violent. the media uncovered the true cruelty and violence of war.
Why opinion in Australia changed regarding the Vietnam war?
because they were dump
