The Vietnam War was a long, costly, armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. Although those associated with the Vietnam War had prejudiced prospective that America was superior, the Vietnam War pushed Americans to be anti-war and tackle the government by calling into question the constitutional rights.
As the war continued to progress to harm innocent civilians and what not, it taught the society and the government something very sentimental that may have influenced the war as a whole. It changed the viewpoints of the society in many ways in which it illustrated how unnecessary it was. Coretta Scott King, wife of the iconic figure …show more content…
Many organizations were against the idea of the Vietnam War; likewise, there were many social and iconic figures that raised questions and fought against the war. These famous figures varied from many social figures, to popular musical artists, to peaceful organizations. These important figures came together and revolted against the idea of the Vietnam War. To begin with, music is a great way to promote an idea or ideology to the world because of how fast it can trend. There were many artists during the Vietnam War who expressed their opinions towards the war through songs. A great artist John Lennon wrote a song by the name “Give Peace a Chance” which depicts the unity of the Americans and the joining of millions to promote peace within the war. Americans needed a role model to look up to and follow rather than leading a movement on their own. Likewise, John Lennon served as a role model for these citizens to follow and his music was motivation to join the movement to protest against the Vietnam War. As the war progressed, more and more social figures joined the movement to lead a movement for peace within the war. It didn’t necessarily have to be musical artists; there were many political figures that supported the peace ideology. An example would be Coretta Scott King because she furthers the movement of peace. She stated “Thou shalt not believe that the generals know best.” This was targeted towards the United States military and supported what many Americans had to say during the time. During this period, there was immense trust between the government and citizens, which had been demolished because of the government’s actions. King said that the soldiers were very sketch and confused due to the forced addition to the army without
As the war continued to progress to harm innocent civilians and what not, it taught the society and the government something very sentimental that may have influenced the war as a whole. It changed the viewpoints of the society in many ways in which it illustrated how unnecessary it was. Coretta Scott King, wife of the iconic figure …show more content…
Many organizations were against the idea of the Vietnam War; likewise, there were many social and iconic figures that raised questions and fought against the war. These famous figures varied from many social figures, to popular musical artists, to peaceful organizations. These important figures came together and revolted against the idea of the Vietnam War. To begin with, music is a great way to promote an idea or ideology to the world because of how fast it can trend. There were many artists during the Vietnam War who expressed their opinions towards the war through songs. A great artist John Lennon wrote a song by the name “Give Peace a Chance” which depicts the unity of the Americans and the joining of millions to promote peace within the war. Americans needed a role model to look up to and follow rather than leading a movement on their own. Likewise, John Lennon served as a role model for these citizens to follow and his music was motivation to join the movement to protest against the Vietnam War. As the war progressed, more and more social figures joined the movement to lead a movement for peace within the war. It didn’t necessarily have to be musical artists; there were many political figures that supported the peace ideology. An example would be Coretta Scott King because she furthers the movement of peace. She stated “Thou shalt not believe that the generals know best.” This was targeted towards the United States military and supported what many Americans had to say during the time. During this period, there was immense trust between the government and citizens, which had been demolished because of the government’s actions. King said that the soldiers were very sketch and confused due to the forced addition to the army without