Dbq Vietnam War

The Vietnam War caused great controversy within the borders of the United States. Meanwhile the U.S was focusing on its foreign affairs, in Vietnam, it was also undergoing the defining Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Its aim was to abolish racial discrimination in the United States. The public opinion was extremely divided as a wide selection from the American population believed that the US could not tolerate the growth of communism in Southeast Asia, whilst being opposed by a selection of a parallel magnitude that argued that the war was gratuitous and a waste of young American lives. The U.S. became polarized between those who advocated continued involvement in Vietnam and those who wanted peace. Sources 1, 2 and 3 illustrate opposition

Initially, there is not time stamp on the picture and, as there is not specific description of the image, the validity is immensely left questionable. There is no proof of when the photograph was taken. That fact aside, there is no evidence that the rally displayed was targeted at the Vietnam War. The source shows very little amounts of factual information. It, however, speaks of the My Lai massacre, which happened on March 16, 1968. The source claims that 100 South Vietnamese villagers were killed however, the US army, in truth, had clamed that 347 were killed during the massacre. Other sources claim that the range of casualties was from 347 to 504, including women, children and the elderly. On top of the massacre, higher – ranking U.S army advisors managed to cover up the event that happened on that day for a full year, but a soldier that heard of the massacre sparked international outrage. The cruelty of the Genocide, and the scope of the cover-up exacerbated the opposition to the war back in America and further divided the nation over the continuing American involvement in Vietnam. Unlike source 3, source 1 is quite vague and indiscriminate. There are very few instances of use of factual information to support any claims. It generally does not explore opposition to the Vietnam War in as much depth as source 3. It justifies the opposition more than it

They were the ones who could be conscripted to the war, and as they generally had the most sufficient reason to oppose the war, they became the greatest opposing figure to the US involvement in the war. Their protests started in October of 1965. This was when the draft had increased. In February of 1965 the draft was 3000 a month, but by October, it was 33,000 a month. Along with representing the opposition of minorities, sources 1 and 3 thoroughly explore the opposition of students to the Vietnam War. They speak of the majority of protestors (students), but source 3 is the only one out of all three representations that does not undermine minority groups. It highlights the key events that that take place, such as the 100 student demonstrations in 1968. Source 2 also shows a vague representation of student