Vietnam War Opposition

1. Note all of the reasons why you feel the war in Vietnam is wrong.
I feel the war in Vietnam is right. It's needed to help contain the taint of Commuism. It's needed to keep the free world free. Victory with any cost.
2. Note what you re trying to achieve with this poster. (e.g. to convince people to write to their Congressmen to get the troops out.) That the War against Communism has to be fought to protect the rest of the free world. We need to fight today where we're strong or tommorrow when we're weak and where we have allies today and fight before they fall.

3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image. hammer and scicle in a red crossed out circle. Containment. Soviet tanks and weapons. Communism can't win. Bloody family in front of a Soviet Solider "This could be your family." People starving "Communism straves and kills. Can you stand by and watch this happen to innocent people."

4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
"Contain the Taint of Communism. Join the U.S. army today!" Fight today or die tomorrow by the dirty hand of Communism. Join the U.S. army." "Protect others like you would protect your own family. See your local recruter today." "Help save the World from the Tyranny that is Communism Fight for the U.S. Army." "Fight today when we still have allies instead of later when they have fallen and we are alone fighting against the darkness and the taint that is Communism."

Vietnam War Turning Points

1. Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer.
The Tet Offensive was the turning point of the war because it made the people in the U.S. start to question the war and it made the U.S. civilian population want to end the war.



2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
No, Source 51 talks about the killing of people in the My Lai Massacre while in Source 52 the writter talks about the killing of ideas and he avoids talking about the innocent people he killed.





3. Why do you think it took 12 months for anyone to do anything about the massacre?
The U.S. army and the U.S. government silenced the story and tried to make sure that it didn't leak to the press but unfortunely they couldn't even do that.



4. Why was the massacre so shocking to the American public?
The American people didn't think the U.S. army would condone such actions and that American soliders could preform these actions.