Public Perception
What was the purpose of veterans hiding their service?
What is to not face public backlash or get harassed
True or False It was hard for Veterans to keep Jobs after returning home from the war.
True most of the economy was destroyed and because of public backlash Veterans couldn't get hired
How were most veterans treated upon arrival back to their home country from other wars?
What is usually seen as war heros and many received medals of honor for their service and got a decent amount of money for their work
What is one way that Rambo is portrayed as a character the same way that real veterans were?
What is Misunderstood or isolated
What derogatory term are most Vietnam Veterans called?
What is Baby Killer
What are some reasons Vietnam Veterans couldn't get hired?
What is public stigma, poor economy, PTSD, mental health complications
What promise did the government not uphold to Vietnam Vets?
GI benefits
What is Sheriff Will Teasle
How did people vent their frustration about the war?
What is throwing objects and harassing veterans
What are some types of backlash Vietnam Vets Faced?
What is lack of recognition, being fired, hostility
Unlike WWII veterans how were some ways Vietnam veterans were not celebrated after war?
What is parades or public appreciation
What does the sheriffs harassment at the beginning or the film represent?
What is rejections or lack of respect
Why did people hate Vietnam Veterans upon their arrival home?
What is America didn´t really win this war so veterans were the ones to use as a scapegoat to blame instead of the government
What service did veterans not have Access to after coming home?
What is Mental health Support
True or False Many Vietnam Veterans were treated poorly because of the unpopularity of the war and the fact that we lost many lives.
What is True This is true because our failure was one of the main reasons for public backlash
What does Rambo struggle with mentally that most Vietnam veterans struggle with after coming home?
What is PTSD
What did Vietnam Veterans do in retaliation to losing their Jobs?
What is Forming support networks , and support groups as well as protesting
How did Vietnam Veterans try to reintegrate back into society?
What is activism, support groups, VA counceling centers
What were the main differences when soilders returned home during WWII and the Vietnam War.
What is Veterans came home to parades and celebrations during WWII cause it was seen as they defeated tyranny. While Vietnam Veterans returned to a polarized nation by war
What were the flashbacks that Rambo experienced while in the Police station?
What is being tortured or being a prisoner of war