Changing Public Opinion

Question 1

What did changing public opinion led to ?

Answer 1

It led to a political reaction as the US was a democracy

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Question 2

What was significant about the Vietnam war ?

Answer 2

It was the first televised war

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Question 3

What did the television of the war put in perspective for the US people?

Answer 3

The rising number of body bags , the increasing length and the cost of the war , plus its brutalities were there to be seen
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Question 4

When was the Mai Lai massacre and what happened?

Answer 4

It happened in 1968 and was where US soldiers slaughtered unarmed civilians
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Question 5

What did the Mai Lai massacre led to back home?

Answer 5

It lead to protests across America, particularly in the university’s, but also prominent figures like Muhammad Ali
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Question 6

Which groups supported the war throughout?

Answer 6

The Hawks put pressure on the government to stay in the war, which meant there was still significant support amongst sections of the population
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