Thursday April 30th, 2015

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Goodnight Saigon
Notes 22-3
Hawks vs. Doves

EQ: Was the United States justified in

its actions during the Vietnam War?

Goodnight Saigon
1. The first time we watch this, simply listen and watch.
1. What do you see?
2. What image is this sending?
2. The second time, look to answer the questions on your worksheet.

CHAPTER 22 SECTION
3
A Nation Divided

Break it down

Main Idea: An antiwar movement in the U.S. pits

supporters of the governments war policy against
those who oppose it.
Why it Matters Now: The painful process of
healing a divided nation continues today.

Name two groups of Americans who did most of the fighting early on in Vietnam.

The Working Class Goes to War

A Manipulatable Draft

African Americans in Vietnam

Selective Service System, draft, calls men 1826 to military

service
Thousands look for ways to avoid the draft
Manymostly white, affluentget college deferment
80% of U.S. soldiers come from lower economic levels
African Americans serve in disproportionate numbers in ground
combat
Defense Dept. corrects problem by instituting draft lottery in 1969
Racial tensions high in many platoons; add to low troop morale

Women Join the Ranks

10,000 women serve, mostly as military nurses

Thousands volunteer: American Red Cross, United Services
Organization

1. Pretend it is 1969 and you were

born between 1944 and 1950. Find
your birthday on the chart. Would
you have been drafted?

2. If you had been selected for the

draft in 1969, what would you have
done?

Would you have willingly served?

Would you have pursued deferment?

If so, what would you claim as the

reason for your deferment?

3. If you did not get drafted,

because your number wasnt
selected, you were a woman, or
you were granted deferment, would
you have volunteered to serve in a
non-combat role?

Would you have participated in the

anti-war movement? Why or why
not?

What is a left group? Name two of them.

The Roots of Opposition

The New Left

New Leftyouth movement of 1960s,

demand sweeping changes
Students for a Democratic Society
(SDS), Free Speech Movement (FSM):
criticize

big business, government; want greater

individual freedom

Campus Activism

New Left ideas spread across colleges

Students protest campus issues, Vietnam
war

Briefly explain the positions of the hawks and doves.

The Protest
Movement Emerges

The Movement Grows

In 1965, protest marches, rallies draw tens

of thousands
1966, student deferments require good
academic standing
SDS

calls for civil disobedience; counsels

students to go abroad

Small numbers of returning veterans

protest; protest songs popular

From Protest to Resistance

Anti-war demonstrations, protests

increase, some become violent
Some men burn draft cards; some refuse
to serve; some flee to Canada

War Divides the Nation

Doves strongly oppose war, believe U.S. should

withdraw
Hawks favor sending greater forces to win the
war
1967 majority of Americans support war,
consider protesters disloyal

Johnson Remains Determined

LBJ continues slow escalation, is criticized by

both hawks and doves
Combat stalemate leads Defense Secretary
McNamara to resign