Vietnam War

Why were there protests?

• Americans started to distrust elected officials.

  • There were a high number of American deaths.

    • 58,000 American soldiers died

  • The government was sharing misinformation.

    • President stated that we were winning the war, and that it was going well! Information came out to prove that was a lie.

Multiple Choice

What caused the divide in U.S. public opinion concerning the Vietnam War?

• American people did not support South Vietnamese, because they attacked first.

• Americans wanted to have a communist economy.

• The government began rationing, causing Americans to not be able to purchase goods.

• There were a high number of American deaths and there was misinformation coming from the American government.