Vietnam+-+Protest

Protests against Vietnam were small at first

-After the Tet offensive many more opposed the war because they realized the enemy wasn't beat. The Vietnamese attacked multiple different locations in a coordinated attack. This scared and surprised many Americans.

-Huge in college campuses

-College students killed in two campuses, leading to more opposition

-Pentagon papers are released which makes many not trust the government

-The papers said that the government wanted to put more troops and resources into southeast Asia when they were saying they wanted to take more out.

-Huge marches against the war in Washington and other cities.

-People made songs to protest

-Some returning veterans also protested against the war even giving up their medals from the war.

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