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This was the term for the first major U.S. conflict where uncensored, graphic combat footage was regularly broadcast, exposing the public to the war's brutality.
What is the "Living-Room War"
Martin Luther King Jr. publicly articulated his opposition to the war in this 1967 address.
What is "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence"?
The hippie movement prominently expressed its anti-war opposition through this famous music festival.
What is Woodstock?
The war expanded geographically into these two neighboring countries, where the Viet Cong moved troops and supplies via the Ho Chi Minh Trail
What are Cambodia and Laos?
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The military unit of U.S. soldiers responsible for the My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968
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The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) used this particular type of educational event on college campuses to organize protests against the war
What are "teach-ins"?
John Lennon and Yoko Ono held this specific, ten-day event during their honeymoon to attract media attention and promote peace
What is the "Bed In"?
The absence of this, typical in a traditional conflict, compounded the difficulty in achieving a decisive military outcome for the US.
What is a clear battlefront or path to victory?
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This core question about the war's purpose fueled American dissatisfaction, as they failed to see how it effectively halted the feared domino effect of communism.
What is the lack of a clear purpose or war objectives?
This group of women, distinct from Women Strike for Peace (WSP), was mentioned among the diverse organizations opposing the war.
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
This specific piece of art by James Gong Fu Dong was cited as an example of criticism against the war.
What is "Vietnam Scoreboard"?
The continuous shifting of the war's objectives from containing communism to this new goal made a clear strategy and end goal impossible.
What is nation-building?
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Public dissatisfaction and the motivation of protest groups were fueled by a growing lack of faith in the government's truthfulness regarding these two aspects of the war.
What are the war's progress and goals?
The opposition to the war, led by groups like the hippies, primarily consisted of young people, including these two specific demographics.
What are high school dropouts and college students?
The precise number of shots fired by National Guardsmen during the Kent State incident
What is 67 shots?
The expansion of the conflict into Cambodia prompted the U.S. response, which included President Nixon's order for an invasion to target and destroy these specific areas.
What are enemy base areas?
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This popular media catchphrase describes the widening public mistrust of the Johnson administration's reports on the war's true progress, a feeling that motivated both the "teach-ins" organized by the SDS and the expressive activism of the "Bed-In" by John and Yoko.
What is the Credibility Gap?
The hippies' opposition was often expressed by their communal lifestyle, which included this specific method of traveling across the country to organize and participate in protests.
What is hitchhiking?
John Lennon and Yoko Ono used this phrase on rented billboards in major global cities as part of their international campaign
What is "War Is Over (If You Want It)"?
The Viet Cong's effective use of this military strategy negated the technological and conventional military superiority of the U.S. forces.
What is guerilla warfare?
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