This is not meant to be shown to a class all at once...it is long and covers a lot. It should be shown in pieces when you teach the Vietnam War

10. Increasing Troop Involvement THE DRAFT! Number of Troops in Vietnam: 1965: 25,000  184,000 1966: 385,000 1967: 485,000 1968: 543,000 Anti-War Protests Escalated Too! LBJ:

14. Pulitzer Prize Winning Photo by AP Photographer Eddie Adams (also film footage) Taken during the Tet Offensive… Became a symbol of the War’s brutality, and also a reason to control and censor the media!

15. My Lai Massacre: U.S. Troops Slaughter Over 300 Villagers. Showed Dark Side of Conflict. Frustration with “Insurgents”. Anyone a Potential Enemy (Civilians Killed).

17. Anti-War Demonstrations 1965 - 15% Favored Withdrawal 1969 - 69% Considered War “A Mistake” 1970 - Majority of Americans Supported Withdrawal

19. 1973: U.S. Ceasefire… … but Civil War continues as the frenzy to “get out” starts 1975: Last Man Out and the Fall of Saigon 1974: Nixon resigns over Watergate Scandal

21. 1971: Pentagon Papers leaked to NY Times Increased public distrust in the government… You mean the government lies? Increased Anti-War Protests & Attitudes.