antiwar+notes

Why did people protest the war?** > A finger fired the trigger to his name. > A handle hid out in the dark, > A hand set the spark, > Two eyes took the aim, > Behind a man's brain; > But he can't be blamed - > He's only a pawn in their game. " // >  From "A Pawn in Their Game" by Bob Dylan  > He fights with missiles and with spears > He's all of 31 and he's only 17. > He's been a soldier for a thousand years > He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jane > A Buddhist, and a Baptist and Jew. > And he knows he shouldn't kill > And he knows he always will kill > You'll for me my friend and me for you" // >  From "Universal Soldier" by Buffy Sainte-Marie Image from: http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Eras/Display.aspx?storyid=1187600
 * [[image:turningpoints2010:antiwar.gif caption="antiwar.gif"]]
 * People opposed the draft because they thought that it is unfair for someone to fight in the war when they didn't want to.
 * People thought that the best way of stopping the spread of communism is by encouraging a democratic government.
 * Many people were upset with the use of chemical weapons in the war.
 * The cost of the war is too expensive, costing 66 million dollars a day. Lyndon B. Johnson then raised income taxes.
 * Methods people used to protest the war**
 * Norman Morrison decided to protest the war by burning himself publicly to death. Many people followed him.
 * David Miller publicly burnt up his draft card in 1965, inspiring many people. Anti-Vietnam war groups started to hold meetings where men will burn up their draft cards.
 * Many Anti-Vietnam war groups held riots in several cities threatening that if the United States didn't withdraw their soldiers in the war, they'd might need the troops to stop a revolution in America.
 * Different people or groups that opposed the war**
 * Many African Americans opposed the war in Vietnam because they thought that it if black people couldn't vote in all the states, that the war would just be a waste of time for them.
 * Hippies opposed the war because they wanted to concentrate their efforts on political change. Hippies believed in love, peace, joy, and nonviolence.
 * Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) organized protest, "teach-ins", riots, and many other things.
 * Two excerpts of lyrics from Vietnam protest songs**
 *  " // A bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers' blood.
 * // "He's 5 foot 2 and he's 6 feet 4
 * Four images that symbolize the antiwar movement**
 * A group of people protesting the trial for the Chicago Seven

This picture is of National Guard troops at the shooting at Kent State Image from:http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/north-americans/3/5
 * [[image:http://www.teara.govt.nz/files/p464atl.jpg width="500" height="335" caption="An anti-Vietnam War protest"]] This image is of an anti war protest

In this image, a women/hippie, confronts the National Guard outside of the Pentagon Image from: persianhub.org 
 * [[image:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AYwY74fDryU/Sl8oHPfrIYI/AAAAAAAAQ7E/GMZ207ISIb4/s400/world+famous+photo+Anti+Vietnam+War+2.jpg width="400" height="262"]]