The Vietnam War could not have occurred at a worse time in Unites States. PRior to the war, the long, grueling, and strenuous Civil Rights Movement resulted in an “unofficial official” divide within the country. As far back as JFK, U.S. interest in Vietnam was made evident. JFK adopted Eisenhower 's fostered idea of the “Domino Theory”. JFK wanted to prevent the South Vietnamese from spreading Communism throughout the rest of the country. Despite the billions of dollars invested, along with the billions of lives lost, the U.S. ultimately withdrew for Vietnam, thus allowing Communism to take hold. The South East Asian country suffered as well. Innocent citizens of Vietnam were made refugees in their own country. At home, Vietnam veterans were
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2 was a song by “Country Joe and the Fish”. The song describes the pointless drafting of young men into a war that is basically a guarantee that they will not come back alive. In the document, the guerilla group, “Viet Cong”, also known as, “The National Liberation Front”, is referenced. The VC were southern Communist guerillas. Along the “Ho Chi Minh Trail”, this radical group was supported and supplied. In 1957, the VC attacked Vietnamese government officials. The VCare known for their surprise attacks and guerilla warfare. The purpose of Doc. 2 is to appeal to American emotion and hope to strike up protests to end drafting of young men int the war. Doc. 2 corresponds to Doc. 3 in the sense that some of these young men being drafted, are forced to fight in a war to help grant rights and freedoms to those living across the globe when the very same young men being drafted are African-Americans who cannot even be allowed rights in Georgia and parts of New York. The author of Doc. 3 is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King was a famous Civil Rights leader who is also credited for organizing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, or SCLC for short, During the Civil Rights Movement, King was backed by former president Lyndon B. Johnson. During LBJ’s presidency, while dealing with issues presented over seas, he turned to King for support, but was denied backing. LBJ was surprised and angered a little by King’s refusal, seeing as though he supported King, publically, during the Civil Rights Movement. The purpose of Doc. 3 is to illustrate reasons why African-American involvement in Vietnam could be viewed as ludacris do to the fact that the could not even be given liberties in their own
2 was a song by “Country Joe and the Fish”. The song describes the pointless drafting of young men into a war that is basically a guarantee that they will not come back alive. In the document, the guerilla group, “Viet Cong”, also known as, “The National Liberation Front”, is referenced. The VC were southern Communist guerillas. Along the “Ho Chi Minh Trail”, this radical group was supported and supplied. In 1957, the VC attacked Vietnamese government officials. The VCare known for their surprise attacks and guerilla warfare. The purpose of Doc. 2 is to appeal to American emotion and hope to strike up protests to end drafting of young men int the war. Doc. 2 corresponds to Doc. 3 in the sense that some of these young men being drafted, are forced to fight in a war to help grant rights and freedoms to those living across the globe when the very same young men being drafted are African-Americans who cannot even be allowed rights in Georgia and parts of New York. The author of Doc. 3 is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King was a famous Civil Rights leader who is also credited for organizing the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, or SCLC for short, During the Civil Rights Movement, King was backed by former president Lyndon B. Johnson. During LBJ’s presidency, while dealing with issues presented over seas, he turned to King for support, but was denied backing. LBJ was surprised and angered a little by King’s refusal, seeing as though he supported King, publically, during the Civil Rights Movement. The purpose of Doc. 3 is to illustrate reasons why African-American involvement in Vietnam could be viewed as ludacris do to the fact that the could not even be given liberties in their own