The USA and Vietnam - Reasons for Public Opinion 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEAQA Created by: helloiamjessicaCreated on: 06-06-15 17:55 Media Coverage TV WAR - WAR REPORTED UNSENSORED TO AMERICAN PUBLIC BY 1967, 90% OF THE NEWS WAS ON THE WAR AND 50 MILLION WATCHED MAGAZINES - GRAPHIC DIPICTION OF WAR E.G. CHILDREN RUNNING FROM NAPALM PEOPLE HORRIFIED FILMING OF SAIGON DURING TET OFFENSIVE SEEN AS MAJOR LOSS FOR USA - CONVINCED PUBLIC THAT USA COULDN'T WIN WAR SHOCKED PUBLIC - MOST OF SAIGON DESTROYED LEAD TO ELECTION OF PRESIDENT NIXON - PROMISED TO END WAR EXPOSED BRUTALITY OF MY LAI MASSACRE EXPOSED INCIDENT THAT US COVERED UP USA PUBLIC OUTRAGED - LEAD TO PROTESTS COVERAGE OF STUDENT PROTESTS E.G. KENT STATE AFTER 1968 COVERAGE OF WAR FELL BY 61% - TAKEN OVER BY COVERAGE OF PROTESTS FOUR KILLED - NOT INVOLVED WITH PROTESTS - PUBLIC OPINION TURNED MORE 1 of 4 Cost of War LIFE LOSS AND INJURY 58,000 US SOLDIERS DIED DURING WAR 100,000 LEFT DISABLED 61% DEATHS WERE MEN UNDER 21 FINANCIAL COST AT IT'S PEAK IT WAS COSTING $1 BILLION A DAY PROPORTION OF MONEY SPENT ON WAR TO MONEY SPENT ON IMPORTANT THINGS 1968 - WAR COST $88 MILLION ONLY $28 MILLION BEING SPENT ON HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION 2 of 4 Protest Movements TRIGGERED IN 1968 AFTER TET 'DRAFT DODGERS' - PEOPLE BURNED DRAFTS - RESENTED WAR SLOGANS - 'EIGHTEEN TODAY, DEAD TOMORROW' DEMONSTRATIONS AND PROTEST MARCHES: 1968 - 10,000 PROTESTORS IN CHICAGO 1968 - 35,000 PROTESTED OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE 1970 - 300,000 TOOK PLACE IN VETERANS MARCH - MANY DEMONSTRATORS SEVERELY INJURED UNIVERSITY PROTESTS SLOGANS: 'MAKE LOVE NOT WAR' - DEMONSTTAIONS (MOST PEACEFUL) AND STRIKES KENT STATE PROTEST - OUT OF HAND - NATIONAL GAURD BROUGHT IN - SHOT FOUR PEOPLE - LATER PROVED NOT TO BE INVOLVED FULLBRIGHT HEARINGS WINTER SOLDIER INVESTIGATION - REVEALED INFO ABOUT WAR CRIMES IN VIETNAM PROVED THAT BRUTAL INCIDENTS E.G. MY LAI NOT RARE EXPOSED BRUTALLITY OF WAR 3 of 4 Actions of USA SEARCH AND DESTROY AND MY LAI ZIPPO RAIDS VERGING ON INHUMANE - INNOCENT CIVILLIANS KILLED NO DIGNITY OR DECENCY MY LAI - 500 UNARMED MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN KILLED - OUTRAGE AGENT ORANGE AND NAPALM OVER 0.5 MILLION CHILDREN BORN WITH DEFECTS DUE TO CHEMICAL WARFARE CAUSED SEVERE BURNING OF SKIN - INHUMANE HORRORS APPARENT THROUGH MEDIA - BRUTAL 4 of 4
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