Media Coverage in Vietnam

Question 1

War in Vietnam was the fist __________ war.

Answer 1

Television war, it was heavily reported by the media.

Question 2

Why else did people oppose the war in Vietnam? 5 reasons.

Answer 2

• People felt that this war didn’t directly affect the USA.
• Martin Luther King opposed the war because African Americans were often the first ones to be drafted and were stationed in the deadliest zones.
• Too much money wasted on war when Johnson had previously promised to invest money into helping poor black communities develop.
• Taxes raised in 1967 caused outrage.
• My Lai Massacre

Question 3

Opposition Movements kicked off between the years?

Answer 3

1968-1973

Question 4

Give examples of how people would protest.

Answer 4

-Burning draft cards, publicly. By the end of 1969, 34,000 draft dodgers were wanted by the police. Muhammad Ali famously burnt his draft card.
-Raiding draft board offices and burning the records of those who were due to be drafted.
-Demonstrations against the war; marches, protests, riots.
In 1967, Lyndon Johnson was branded a war criminal. In 1968, he announced he wouldn’t be re-running for President.
-War Veterans held marches. April 1971, Veterans March, 300,000 soldiers attended, threw away their medals, disabled veterans, very powerful.

Question 5

When was the Kent State University protest?

Answer 5

1970

Question 6

How many students demonstrated at Kent State?

Answer 6

Over 1,000

Question 7

Who was called in to handle the situation at KS? How did they deal with it?

Answer 7

National Guard. They used tear gas, violence and then killed 4 students.

Question 8

How many students were killed?

Answer 8

4 killed.

Question 9

The National Guard was __________, that’s why they didn’t know how to handle the situation.

Answer 9

Inexperienced.

Question 10

What were the youthful protesters likened to by the National Guard?

Answer 10

Hitler’s Brownshirts.

Question 11

Briefly describe the Fulbright Hearings of 1971.
What was discovered?
Effects?

Answer 11

The leader of the Foreign Affairs Committee, William Fulbright, investigated the Vietnam War.
My Lai was not an isolated incident, US troops had behaved inhumanely on multiple occasions.
Discussions were to be held and questions were raised about the US involvement in Vietnam.