How Did The Vietnam War Empower The Hippy Movement

The Vietnam War, this war raged from 1955 to 1975. Many opposed the war they were known as “hippies”. The war helped empower the hippy movement and made it stronger then ever. Let's explore what started the war, how it shaped America and why it was such a big deal.
What caused this war? It was the drive to get power and stop communism. America believed all Communism was bad and should be abolished while the Soviets believed it was great and should be used everywhere. North vietnam supported the communist beliefs while south vietnam supported the democratic beliefs. This tension broke and north decided to attack south the war had begun.

The US didn't join the war until 1965 ten years after it had started. This conflict had been building for decades and now it was time to fight but the US people wanted no part of it. Unlike World War Two people didn't rush to sign up and join the war many opposed it they were called doves many also liked the war or supported it they were called hawks. At the beginning of the war most who opposed the war stayed silent and did not speak out but as the war grew so did the outcry. The doves wanted veterans sent home and for the war to end. As time grew they began trusting the officials less and less and protest became more and more common usually at
Over 500,000 troops deserted and many people drafted fled to mexico or canada. There were assaults on officers and even mutiny's taking place. Some troops turned to drugs and some got ptsd and had been scarred for life. What about the South Vietnamese soldiers? Many forget that over 3 million died and over half were civilians and most were Vietnamese. Life on the front lines were tough some as young as 17 fought in the war and some as old as 60 or 70 fought and died for there country. They may have lost the war but some vets even today say there proud to have fought for there