College Students
college students
quakers wasn't it?
They never heard of Vietnam before.
2012
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shunned the soldiers
He granted amnesty to Americans who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War
Baby Boomers, who were at or approaching college age, were directly affected by the draft and the Vietnamese War. As a result, student activists were the first to organize and actively protest the war. Reared on civil rights activism, they knew the components needed to put together a strong and effective movement. In addition to students, the peace movement was propelled forward by others such as mothers, anti-establishment counter cultures, African Americans, artists, clergy, educators, entertainers, women's rights groups, Chicano movements, journalists, lawyers and physicians.
Jack
Vietnam was a French colony. The Vietcong first threw out the French. Then America tried to conquer Vietnam and the Vietcong threw out the Americans.
quakers wasn't it?
Americans were more or less outraged about the Vietnam War due to the fact that it was the first televised war, allowing Americans to view what was going on at the front lines. American's were then able to view civilian's dieing. This was the Enemy's strategy, to get American's against the war so that they did not support it.