How Did The Vietnam War Bring The Troops Home

The Vietnam War “End the war now! Bring the troops home,” (Figure 1) is one saying of many that American’s used to protest the war. The Americans protested the Vietnam war to stand up for their country and civilians around them. They were not willing to get involved in yet another war and see many men die in war again. The Vietnam war was America and South Vietnam versus North Vietnam. North Vietnam was communist and South Vietnam and America were anti-communist. America helped South Vietnam stay anti-communist
Figure 1: "End the War Now! Bring the Troops Home" which is what brought America into the war. Many Americans protested the war because of the unclear objectives, unfair draft, and no official declare of war making this the most controversial movement in the 1960s. During World War II, Japan invaded Vietnam. The French were already there controlling Vietnam. A man named Ho Chi Minh decided to make the Viet Minh forces to fight Japan and the French. Japan backed out and left French by itself. Ho Chi Minh took over a northern city in
They drafted the poor and working class over the upper, wealthy class. They did not care as much about the poor, working class because they were not as worthy in the community. There were also some people called "draft dodgers." Men could get deferments if they had " physical or mental problems, were married, with children, attending college or needed at home to support their families" (Valentine). Other men would flee to Canada and Mexico so they would not have to be in the war. There were many protests during this time and many men burnt their draft cards because they were fed up with the drafts (Valentine). During the war, "nineteen year olds who were old enough to fight and die for the United States were not even allowed to vote" (The Vietnam War). People did not believe it was fair to be old enough to fight for the United States, but not old enough to