The Home Front: Discontent and Division During the Vietnam War

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s view on the Vietnam War.

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He thought the war was immoral due to the bombing of civilians and destruction of villages.

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Walter Cronkite's influence on the Vietnam War.

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His reporting turned many Americans against the war by the end of 1967.

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The Pentagon Papers.

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A secret government study of American involvement in Vietnam, which Nixon tried to prevent from being published.

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Influences on the new generation in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Prosperity of the 1950s, new childcare methods, and television experiences.

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The role of Dr. Benjamin Spock in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Introduced new permissive methods of childcare, influencing the new generation.

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The effect of the Vietnam War on American college attendance.

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A larger number of Americans than ever before were going to college.

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Baby boomers' objection

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Opposed bureaucracy and materialism, challenging corporate America.

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Student organizations in the 1960s

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Formation of groups like Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Free Speech movement.

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Draft resistance

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Young men opposed the draft, some fled to Canada or Sweden, others burned draft cards.

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Anti-war protests in 1968

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Demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, leading to violent clashes.