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Americans thought it was none of their business to interfere in a matter in Vietnam. They also didn't want to get involved because they had just fought World War II against Germany and Japan. Eventually when the war started Americans were against it because of the draft which forced men between certain ages to go to war.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agohad no clear direction, no clear objective and was way to micromanaged by Johnson admistration out of fear of pissing off China and USSR.
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∙ 12y agoBecause of the media attention and the my lai massacre,also there were images such as buddhist monks burning themselves in protest.
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∙ 9y agoApex---> A military draft forced people to fight even though they did not agree with war.
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Who weas the enemy of Vietnam war?
french,USA,earlier china was it's friend but afterwards it invaded Vietnam for some reason
Why did so many people opposed the Vietnam war?
Some people were against the Vietnam War because young men were being drafted to fight in the war.
Why was I spit on when I came back from Vietnam thank you fellow Americans?
Reportedly this type of incident occurred to some Southerners when they returned home from the US Civil War. Confederates were Americans too.
Why people were against African American?
White Americans opposed African Americans because they were afraid that Africans Americans would take their jobs because they would work for lower pay. Also some Americans believed that they were the superior race. That belief was held by some black and some white. It still is, but not so much and not so violently.
What were the 3 reasons people protested the us being in Vietnam?
The americans didnt like the Lai Massacre which involved unarmed civillians in Vietnam getting killed by American soldiers The number of american soldiers getting killed was growing which made them doubt their leadership Some americans didnt agree with the reasons the leadership used to justify the war with
Why did some Americans oppose the annexation of Texas?
One reason that some Americans opposed the annexation of Texas was that they didn't want to go war with Mexico. Another reason was that it would change the balance between states that had slavery and those that didn't.
Why did some Americans opposed?
Americans opposed slavery for religious reasons. The majority of northern Americans did not believe that one person should own another person.
Why did some Americans oppose the practice on deferment?
Some Americans opposed the initial proposal of draft deferment because they were not in favor of deferment. The main reason for their opposition was that they opposed deferment. During this time period many Americans felt that the deferment was something that they should be opposed to. Because they were opposed to deferment, some Americans, felt the need to oppose deferment, they did this to oppose the deferment, in order to show that they opposed deferment. The following people are historical figures that were opposed to deferment: John Locke, Kate Austin, Jin Kwon, Sun Kwon, Hugo Reyes, Claire Littleton, Jack Shepard (not to be confused with Jack Bauer), Benjamin Linus, Richard Alpert, James Ford, Charlie Pace (of DriveShaft), Desmond Hume, Sayid Jarrah, Charles Widmore, Daniel Faraday, Michael Dawson, and Jacob. (REAL ANSWER) Seriously though, Americans opposed deferment for many reasons, mainly because it allowed people to "chicken out" of fighting for their country, and the people who did this are referred to as "draft dodgers" (REAL ANSWER) "What Happened?" Sayid Jarrah
Some Americans who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning there?
draft cards
Why did some Americans go to Canada during the Vietnam War?
To avoid military service.
Who weas the enemy of Vietnam war?
french,USA,earlier china was it's friend but afterwards it invaded Vietnam for some reason
What was the reason for the war between the Khmer Rouge and Vietnam?
Cambodia/Laos sometimes experienced some border "control" difficulties; North Vietnam (Vietnam after 1975) had to "fix" the problem.
Why did so many people opposed the Vietnam war?
Some people were against the Vietnam War because young men were being drafted to fight in the war.
What are some good military songs?
clearendance clearwater, it was a famous song sang in the Vietnam war by the Americans.
Why are some Americans opposed to empire building by the US?
they thought they would lose allies and economic venture
Why are some Haitian light skin?
For the same reason that some Americans are dark skin...
Who was opposed to Wilson's 14 points and why were they opposed to it?
Many people were opposed to Wilson's 14,points, Americans and other world leaders alike. Some of the reasons they were opposed to it were that they didn't like the League of Nations and the wide ranged idealism of the whole thing.
