Vietnam War Effects On American Society

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The Vietnam War was a very difficult time in history for many people. Many good soldiers were lost in the war and others that came home were traumatized by what they lived in the war. Many of the families of the soldiers were happy to see them back when the war was over. Other families were devastated because of their loss but, they remembered them as honorable veterans.
The Vietnam War brought a great change in American society because it was the first war that was televised. Many people as they saw these images they became scared of everything that was happening in the war. They were afraid that their relatives would not return home alive. Some of the people decided to start anti-war movements and these movements many times ended in violence.

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