Public were becoming more and more aware of the causes and effects of the war and eventually they started questioning about the truths, government policies and their action plan when the Pentagon paper was published which evident U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war from 1945 to 1968 (McLaughlin)
It was a combat between the North Vietnam sustained by communist allies and the South Vietnam supported by United States and other anti-communist groups. USA was supposedly involved in the war to prevent South Vietnam to be taken over by the communist party of North Vietnam (Mermin, 1999)
There were shows conducted on TV that talked about President Johnson's policies like the show called 'That was the weak that was'. Popular programs were run on the legendary American frontier hero and characterized colonials as Viet Cong and English as Americans (Moyar, 2006)
Americans against nationalist revolution in the agricultural cottage industry-based economy. In this phase United States developed an antiwar movement where the gap between the government and people were narrowed due to the critical role of media in keeping every home of the region informed with the war outreach and outcome (Small, 1994)
Speeches of Martin Luther King uncovered the wildest devastation that took place in the consequential outcome of this war where thousands of young men, middle aged man and old people were send to fight for their rights and religious and cultural freedom. Thousands of children and women were killed during this battle (Boylan, 2007)
The study of Hallin illustrates that the impact of TV more specifically and concludes that the war footage displayed on TV with much relaxation from government and military sources and broadcasting laws and policies which might offend soldiers friends and families. According to the findings of Hallin the thrive against war was actually not the result of the TV footages but actually it was caused by the public, majorly the anti-war movement Vietnam veterans publishing and publicly speaking against the war that propelled mainstream media to a sarcastic views about war and its coverage (Mott, 2005)
When they returned home, they continued to use drugs and alcohol to reduce the stresses of returning to a "normal," civilian life that was no longer welcoming. Even today, a high percentage of homeless, addicted veterans being treated in Veteran's Hospitals around the nation are survivors of the Vietnam era (Benda 199)
When the Vietnam vets returned, they faced ridicule and ostracizing, and had difficulties adjusting to civilian life where they felt unwanted and disrespected. One writer who has studied the effects of the Vietnam era on veterans notes, "In addition to the confounding factor of the drug epidemic of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Vietnam's latter phase and postwar period were characterized (as had been in no other conflict) by the widespread stigmatization of those who had served" (Marlowe 75)
However, there are still people who believe that these stress-related reactions to war simply do not exist. One reporter notes, "Some experts insist there's no such thing as Gulf War syndrome, an illness that believers blame for the sickness of as many as 100,000 of the 700,000 American troops who served in the Persian Gulf in 1990 and 1991" (Rackl 1)
This was hardly unusual for American veterans of the war, and Caputo joined the antiwar movement after he was discharged in 1967, as did Ron Kovic after he was wounded. Like Kovic and other veterans of his generation, he at first felt "the pride and overwhelming self-assurance" of the American empire at its apex, especially during the Kennedy-Camelot years -- the arrogance of a superpower that "could still claim it had never lost a war" (Caputo xiv)
-trained and equipped army because the war was essentially political and economic in nature, not military or technological. McNamara never understood this, nor did William Westmoreland, while the Saigon regime feared evolutionary change, much less the revolutionary variety (Ellsberg 105-06)
Very few Americans were even aware of this 'other war' in Laos, which had been going on for as long as the fighting in South Vietnam but was fought mostly by the CIA and by heavy bombing. Emerson knew Branfman well and reviewed his book favorably in 1972, noting that he was one of the few Americans who even spoke the language and understood the ancient culture of that country (Emerson 339-41)
Tram, and this serves to humanize the other side in ways that few Americans ever have in regard to the Vietnamese. For example, she wrote on May 1, 1968 that "I miss Hanoi, Dad, Mom and my siblings terribly" (Tram 15)
" President Johnson, partly on advice from such advisers as Clifford, Westmoreland, and Bunker, decided in late 1967 that new forces should not be sent to South Vietnam, and the country should be more prepared to fight on its own. The author writes, "Johnson's advisers agreed that from a long-range standpoint the key to achieving American objectives was south Vietnam's ability to stand on its own" (Herring 239)
So, at the beginning American involvement was limited. As the American-backed Vietnamese forces were unable to protect the South from the Viet Cong, the Administration of Lyndon Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incident to send massive levels of American troops to Vietnam (Anderson, 1999)
Presidents to Nazi war criminals. And Presidents and presidential candidates interested in getting American votes had to address all these issues and change the course of war (Sitkoff, 1999)
Interest rates rose, restricting the amount of capital available for businesses and consumers. Despite the success of many Kennedy and Johnson economic policies, the Vietnam War was an important factor in bringing down the American economy from the growth and affluence of the early 1960s to the economic crises of the 1970s (Anderson, 2002)
The most recorded event in the protests was at Kent State university with several protesters killed. America was dividing along many lines, creating a sense of moral panic, but there was also a sense of a new generation asserting itself (Duiker, 1996)
Vietnam & 20th Century Experience Turning Point: The 1963 Assassination of President Kennedy The 1963 assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas has long been considered to be a turning point in American history (Kelin, 2007)
S. citizens in general as nearly 58000 Americans died in this war (Dean, 1997)