30.3 Notes

American History 10- 30.3 Notes

Directions: Fill in the blanks during the class lecture.  Raise your hand to ask any questions.

            In America, Vietnam was seen as a lower __________________ war.  __________________ of the soldiers were from lower socio-economic levels and 20% of the soldiers were __________________.  Only 12% of Americans were __________________, so this did not seem fair.  __________________ spoke against African Americans being used in the Vietnam Conflict, because they still did not have equal rights at home.

            Vietnam was also called the __________________ room war, because this was the first war where Americans saw accurate and biased footage on television on a daily basis.  The government did not have an easy time though.  The U.S. government accused __________________ men of draft offenses and __________________ for resisting the draft.  Over __________________ fled to countries like __________________ and __________________.  __________________ people demonstrated at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.  __________________ people protested at the pentagon.  People who supported the war were called __________________, and people who opposed the war were called __________________ (picture on page 953).  Later on, a 7000 page document called the __________________ was discovered that indicated that no plans to wrap up the war had been drawn up.  This caused many Americans to question the war and the President especially, which can be called the __________________.

Note- No reflection required due to song reflections.