https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd Vietnam War en-us 2022-04-27 14:01:50 UTC 2022-04-27 14:49:06 UTC hello@padlet.com nicholasfuertges https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160437685 Antiwar Movement]]> 2022-04-27 14:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160437685 nicholasfuertges https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160439099 https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/david-hurn-anti-vietnam-war-protest-london/#:~:text=On%20March%2017%2C%201968%2C%20an,people%20were%20arrested%2C%20and%20St.

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1967/05/27/televisions-war]]> 2022-04-27 14:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160439099 nicholasfuertges https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160444392 Almost all of the causes that impacted antiwar efforts were impacted by TV. TV broadcasts gave everyone information and visuals on the Vietnam War. Other protests taking place across the world in places like London and mostly the US were very impactful on antiwar efforts. Some of the most impactful protests were the Vietnam Vets Against War march on the US capital and Kent State Protests. Each of these was a powerful demonstration on how the US should leave Vietnam. Lives and medals earned by risking your life in Vietnam were lost protesting in the US to prove the US needed to leave.]]> 2022-04-27 14:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160444392 nicholasfuertges https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160463579 Muhammed Ali resisted being drafted by saying his religion was against war. He changed his name from Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. to Muhammed Ali to prove he practiced Islam. His sentences were overturned later by the supreme court.]]> 2022-04-27 14:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160463579 nicholasfuertges https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160476370 Kent State students protest against the Vietnam War. Hundreds of students gather to protest. Later that night in downtown Kent fights broke out between police and students. Thousands of protestors gather days later and national guardsmen fire rifles into the crowd as riot broke out.]]> 2022-04-27 14:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160476370 nicholasfuertges https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160484597 Vietnam Veterans that were against the war marched peacefully at the US Capitol. Veterans threw their medals over the barricade symbolizing that they were worth nothing.]]> 2022-04-27 14:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160484597 nicholasfuertges https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160496570 On a specific example in London on March 17, 1968, 10,000 people protest to demonstrate that they didn't support the US in Vietnam. Fights broke out outside the US Embassy building and around 200 people were arrested. ]]> 2022-04-27 14:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160496570 nicholasfuertges https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160515068 The Vietnam War was the first televised war. This gave normal people a firsthand look on TV at what was going on in Vietnam. This was a big contribution to Antiwar efforts because everyone could see the war.]]> 2022-04-27 14:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasfuertges/t17weo4gzmwbsxvd/wish/2160515068