Vietnam Protest and Nixon.

Why is Vietnam Unpopular?

Is there a clear reason for our fighting? Is there an evil enemy that every agrees with?

Like Hitler for instance. Are we winning? Will we win? Who is going to war?

Introducing the Television

Vietnam is the first televised war. Uncensored, what would we see?

Americans for the first time see the dirty and, gory parts of war.

Images of maimed and dying civilians and even children ruin support for the war.

My Lai Massacre Soldiers sent on a mission to the village of My Lai

Told it was full of VC and VC sympathizers

Told that all innocent civilians will be gone to market by 7am Anyone left behind is the enemy.

Men, women and children are massacred, causes domestic and global outrage.

Backlash Support for Vietnam plummeted after My Lai Kent State Shootings, May 4 1970

Most protests were peaceful, as was this. Troops fired 67 rounds in 13 seconds

4 killed, 9 wounded. Caused national backlash of 4 million students

protesting Shut down universities.

Vietnam Protest Songs Bob Dylan - Blowing in the Wind The Fish Cheer - Country Joe MacDonald Imagine - John Lennon

Your Task (20 minutes) Pick up lyric sheets to one of the three songs we’ve listened

to. Answer the questions in groups of 2 - 3 people1. List any imagery you notice in the lyrics.2. Put yourselves in the shoes of a 1960s/70s teenager, how

would you this make you feel?3. Put yourselves in the parents shoes, would you let your child

listen to this song?4. How would this song make a Vietnam War Vet feel?5. Create your own verse to a Vietnam Protest song.