Anti-War Movement

By: Mark Stucke and Jeffrey Becker

Background Infortmation

• The Vietnam War was fought by the United States between 1965 and 1973

• Americans be believed that defending south Vietnam through communist aggression was in the national interest

• More and more Americans grew weary of mounting casualties and escalading costs

Nature of Conflict/Involved

• Students of democratic society• Most college students were motivated by

social injustices, the war in Vietnam and Civil Rights Movement

Influenced/Impacted War Effort• Opposition to U.S involvement in the Vietnam war began slowly and in

numbers in 1964 on various college campuses in the U.S• The Anti-War movement is often considered to had been a major factor

affecting Americas involvement in the war itself• Veterans Spoke out against the Vietnam war on there return to the United

States • So many people dying affected American family's thoughts and how they

feel about the war• College students were beginning to be drafted for the war• This will change how kids feel about the war because they are getting

forced to go to war without any opinion

Understanding the Event

• Anti- War movement is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nations decision to start or carry on an armed conflict

• Can refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts

• Pacifism is the belief that violent conflict is never acceptable and that society should not be ready to fight in a conflict

• The Anti-War movement is not necessarily opposed to national defense

Additional Info.

Additional Info.

• People began to march with signs saying “get out of Vietnam”

• American troop strength in Vietnam was approaching 500,000 and U.S casualties reached 15,058 killed and 109,527 wounded

• The Vietnam was costing the U.S 25 billion per year