Vietnam Protest Movement

People protest because they want to make a difference, want to persuade others to join their movements, and because they want a change to occur. Protesting is very useful when you want a change to occur because it inspires others and gets the attention from the government. Methods used when people protested during the Vietnam war and methods of protest used today reveal similar, effective patterns that are proven to be successful. Leading protests today is very important because it leaves inspiring experiences and shows others who are around you that you think something should change.
People protested in the Vietnam war because they wanted their voices to be heard, wanted to stop the US sending troops to South Vietnam, and in the end, wanted

The beginning of the large protests began in around 1968, the turning point of the war. After Nixon chose to send more men into Vietnam, people became extremely furious. Many people, not wanting to be drafted, burned their draft cards as a sign of protest. Along with the destruction of draft cards, other methods of protesting included speeches and large marches with massive amounts of people. Large groups along the streets quickly got the attention of the government and pressured them. One of the last and most unbelievable acts of protest included the destruction of government buildings. Image two in Vietnam source 1 proves this to us with a picture of a bombed building. After the deal was made to send more people to Vietnam, many people became angry and even risked blowing up buildings of large importance such as the Pentagon. Instead of peaceful protesting that had begun at the early stages of the war, people were now blowing up government buildings to show retaliation. Almost at a breaking point, Nixon and government workers were forced to pull in troops. These acts of effective protesting, although violent and at sometimes unconstitutional, caused a 15-20 year war to finally come to a

Protesting was proved to be effective in each situation and led many to eventually reach their goal. In the Vietnam war, after a few failed attempts of peaceful protesting, many people switched to using methods of violent protest so that they could get their point across to the people, and to high government leaders. Unlike Vietnam protesters, the RedForEd members used peaceful protesting to get their point across. The success of each type of protest shows us that each type, carried through the right way, is very effective. As we look back to our examples, the use of troops and the low pay for teachers were each of the problems that the people were trying to fix. The different acts of protesting was able to fix each of these problems. Article 4 of the modern research explains the importance of protesting by stating, “It is a heartfelt thing. It’s something good to do, a way to get attention," he said. "This is the heart of education” This quote shows us that the people who protest do it to get support and attention from others. As we look back on this information we can state that Vietnam drawbacks and redfored efforts were successful because the people decided to stand up amongst their