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How did the Vietnam war divided Americans?

The Vietnam War divided Americans due to the different beliefs of the war's proponents and opponents. Many youth were vehemently opposed to the war and protested it openly. It was also the first war to be covered on TV, making the realities of war even easier for people to see.


What significance did the end of World War 2 have on television?

World War 2 had a significant effect on television. In the UK, television broadcasts were halted at the beginning of the war. The end of the war saw the start of television broadcasts once more in the UK. In the US, the first commercial broadcasts began in 1939 but flourished in the years after the war ended. The period from 1945 to 1950 saw the numbers of television viewers rise dramatically as the economy moved from a war focused one to the start of the great consumer revolution.


What role did television and fulbright hearings play in the war in Vietnam?

Television brought the war into your living room. Furthermore, television opened Americans' eyes to the Vietnam war's actual position. people were at home thinking that the U.S was going to win the war and t.v gave the u.s the actual facts and the occurences of the position of the u.s in the war.


Why is the Vietnam war sometimes referred to as living-room war?

The Vietnam War was a part of the daily news where Americans often viewed the war on TV in their living-rooms .


What important events happened around 1950?

Korean war. eisenhower elected president. Einstein died. federal highway act of 1956.

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What was different about the Vietnam Wars interaction with the media when compared with past wars?

It was the first war to feature nightly broadcasts on television.


How did the Vietnam war divided Americans?

The Vietnam War divided Americans due to the different beliefs of the war's proponents and opponents. Many youth were vehemently opposed to the war and protested it openly. It was also the first war to be covered on TV, making the realities of war even easier for people to see.


What first US television net work to cover the olympic games and in what year was it covered?

Cbs


Were the 1956 Olympics broadcast on Television?

Yes they were covered extensively. The first Olympics to be televised were in 1936 when they were held in Berlin.


What tv stations covered the Apollo 11 moon landing?

In 1969, the USA TV stations were ABC, CBS, PBS and NBC. All of them covered the landing of the first men on the moon from launch to splashdown and recovery in the Pacific Ocean.


Which war was the first to feature nightly broadcasts on television?

Vietnam


Did they own TVs in world war 2?

Although the first television transmissions were in the 1930's, they were suspended during World War 2.


Why Vietnam War is known as the 'war we lost on television'?

Because it had alot of publicity, unlike most other wars, and tended to favour the Vietcong's perspective. It was also this level of publicity specifically in the Tet Offensive that caused most US citizens to criticise the war in Vietnam.


How did the civil war influence photography?

It is generally accepted that the US Civil War was the first major war covered by photographers. For the first time, people had photographic images of the death and destruction seen in war. The Mexican-American War was one of the first extensively covered in moving pictures, and the Vietnam War was one of the first broadcast daily into people's living rooms. The Gulf War (1991) was amongst the first war to be covered by a 24 hour news channel.


Who of the Walton boys died in the war in the tv show the Waltons?

None. Maryellen's first husband (Curtis, I think) was killed in the war.


What are the release dates for Gears of War 2 The First Delta Squad - 2008 TV?

Gears of War 2 The First Delta Squad - 2008 TV was released on: USA: 6 November 2008 USA: 6 November 2008


Will homeowners insurance cover a television?

Depends on your terms and conditions. Usaully you have be very deligent to get your money. If you rent your landlords insurance under PA state law should cover damages unless its willful destruction.