The Vietnam Peace Movement

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THE PEACE MOVEMENTS Key Question: “What influences did the peace movement have on day-to-day life in the United States?”

The Vietnam War was an armed conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam with the help of their allies, the United States of America. The peace movements were put in place against US involvement in the war. It started off on a rather small scale amongst intellectuals however it gained national prominence in 1965 when the US began to bomb North Vietnam. Protests organised by Students for a Democratic Society began against the war and began to attract a major support over the years to come, peaking in 1968. The Peace Movements were not only by students as many others took part. This included women, veterans, musicians
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He hosted Bed-ins which meant people had to stay in their rooms in order to show their belief and protest in a topic. John recorded songs such as Imagine and Give Peace a Chance in 1969. Give Peace a Chance had a great impact on the people as millions gathered on the second Vietnam Moratorium Day and sung it as loud as they could. John Lennon gained a large amount of media coverage on many of the peace protests he did. He alludes to popular key figure, Bob Dylan as well as the UN when he sings “regulation, integration/meditations, United Nations/Congratulations.” This song appeals to everyone affected by the war as everyone sings in harmony thereby showing the world that many share a common ground due the war. Edwin Starr’s Motown anthem titled “War” was written in 1969 and is possibly the most direct anti-war protest song to have ever been …show more content…
Famous Author, Norman Mailer, and many other fellow protesters were arrested when they were brutally confronted by US Marshals trying to protest the building. The best and most well-known student organisation was formed in the early 1960s and was called the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). SDS chapters were formed in 1963 at the University of Washington as well as several other universities in Washington. SDS started a number of campaigns held at high schools that organised radical and anti-war groups in order to focus on anti-draft work around students. In May 1970 there was a strike student strike at the UW in reaction to the Vietnam

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