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Analyze the ways in which the Vietnam War heightened social, political, and DBQ economic tensions in the United States. Focus your answer on the period 1964 to 1975.
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Hey! Hey! LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?!
Social
Lyndon B. Johnson betrayed the trust of
the nation when he lied about his involvement in
the Gulf of Tonkin, on August 7th, 1964, saying that North Vietnamese soldiers attacked American ships unprovoked.
This provoked a restless youth
and incited protests against his
government. Many protested
against the "recolonization" of
Vietnam.
The legal age of
adulthood was changed
from 21 to 18 in order
to draft more soldiers. (26th
Amendment)
Muhammad Ali was quoted saying, "Ain't no Vietcong
ever call me nigger," embodying the sentiment of
many African American's and summarizing adroitly the
injustice of the drafts.
Economic
The American government spent $167 billion dollars on a war much of the country was against.
The Great Society (a plan of racial and economic reforms similar to the New Deal) funded by Lyndon B. Johnson and fellow democrats in Congress stretched the Federal Bank too thin when coupled with war costs.
Political
The war in Vietnam severely
damaged the peoples' trust in
the government's intent.
For years
following, the
military was
deeply
discredited. And
veterans were
judged and shunned
for participating in
the war.
Conclusion
The Vietnamese War, being the only war
America ever lost created tensions that
persisted long after military efforts
were drawn down.
And one more thing...
Despite the success of many Kennedy and Johnson economic policies, the Vietnam War was a important factor in bringing down the American economy from the growth and affluence of the early 1960s to the economic crises of the 1970s.
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Analyze the ways in which the Vietnam War heightened social, political, and
economic tensions in the United States. Focus your answer on the period 1964 to 1975.
The most immediate effect of the Vietnam War was the staggering death toll. The war killed an estimated 2 million Vietnamese civilians, 1.1 million North Vietnamese troops, 200,000 South Vietnamese troops, and 58,000 U.S. troops. Those wounded in combat numbered tens of thousands more. The massive U.S. bombing of both North and South Vietnam left the country in ruins, and the U.S. Army's use of herbicides such as Agent Orange not only devastated Vietnam's natural environment but also caused widespread health problems that have persisted for decades.
The US dollar was
severely devaluated
because of military
need for weapons
not in abundance.
Nixon was elected in 1968
because Democrats expanded
the military effort.
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