2. 1. History of the War
2. History of the Anti-war Movement
3. Impact of the Movement on Society
4. Impact of music on the Anti-war Movement
5. Work Cited
3. May, 1963 the troops in Vietnam reaches a total of 50,000
Jan 1966 thru Oct 1968 - US bombs dropped on N. Vietnam total over
600,000 tons
End 1968 - "Draftees" accounted for 38% of all American troops in
Vietnam
4 May 70 - 4 Kent State college students were shot to death by Ohio
National Guardsmen during an anti-war protest on the campus. This lead to
widening anti-war protests
7 Oct 70 - President Nixon announced a new 5-point peace plan
12 Nov 71 - President Nixon announced a troop withdrawal of 45,000
more troops
27 Jan 73 - Official end of the Vietnam War.
(Vietnam)
5. Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was founded in 1960, and
was made up of students
◦ SDS originally focused on domestic issues but as time progresses they
advanced to the anti-war movement (Barringer).
In 1964, at the University of California, Free Speech Movement
(FSM) was founded, and it helped to bridge the gap between the
Civil rights movement and the Anti-war campaign (Barringer).
4 May 1970 - 4 Kent State college students were shot to death by
Ohio National Guardsmen during an anti-war protest on the campus.
This lead to widening anti-war protests (Vietnam).
6. On 17 April 1965, between 15,000 and 25,000 people
gathered at the capital, a turnout that surprised even the
organizers (Barringer).
◦ These demonstrations were primarily made up of students, and
were in protest towards the government and their bombing of
North Vietnam.
◦ This was start of the anti-war movement and what was to
come.
In November of 1969 a second march on Washington
drew an estimated 500,000 participant (Barringer).
7. In November of 1969 a second march on Washington
drew an estimated 500,000 participant (Barringer).
◦ This movement was able to gather more participants more than
the first march on Washington.
◦ Much of the increase in the size of the march was due to the
public’s encouragement and the Civil Right leaders joining the
Anti-war movement.
◦ This march on Washington was different than the first time
they marched… the birth of the “Hippie” era.
8. “Turn! Turn! Turn!” by the Byrds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvf20Y6eoM.
9. The second march was 500,000 members, but it was
not the cleanly dressed SDS members that marched in
1968.
This march was also a showing of the counterculture
movement that promoted music (Rock N Roll), sex,
and drugs.
This was the birth of the Hippies.
10. “Get Together”- the Youngbloods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4fWN6VvgKQ
11. The official name of the second march was termed the
Vietnam Moratorium protests that went across the
country (Barringer).
The march included 500,000 in Washington, and
150,000 in San Francisco.
◦ These movements were inspirational enough to get the
majority of the public to back the anti-war movement, as well
as to discredit the Government.
12. The Demonstrations partnered with the governments’
inability to keep their promises, led to President Nixon
being forced to attempt to stop the movement in
multiple ways.
◦ mobilizing supporters
◦ smearing the movement
◦ tracking it
◦ withdrawing U.S. troops from Vietnam
◦ instituting a draft lottery
◦ eventually ending draft calls
(Barringer)
14. “All Along the Watchtower” –Jimi Hendrix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI
15. 4 May 1970 - 4 Kent State college students were shot
to death by Ohio National Guardsmen during an anti-
war protest on the campus. This lead to widening
anti-war protests (Vietnam).
Partnered with President Nixon revoking his promise of
withdrawing troops, but rather entering Cambodia, led
to more protest nation wide.
16. “Mr. President have Pitty” Randy Newman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY-ooWam5JM
17. Following all the previous protest, there was one final
protest in the spring of 1971, 500,00 participants
marched on Washington to show their disapproval of
the governments actions (Barringer).
◦ This anti-war movement was the most successful movement
that has been used to protest the government.
19. The demonstration in 1971, was one of the last times
there was an organized march during the war.
Shortly after the march, the government began to
withdrawal the troops from Vietnam.
◦ With the withdrawal of troops, the anti-war movement slowly
died out and dispersed.
20. The anti-war movement was the most successful in
history
The movement was able to rally a whole nation to help
to change the government’s participation in a major
war.
21. Music has always been an inspiration to cultures.
The anti-war movement was able to use music to rally
behind them.
Musical artist were able to use specific words to help
ignite a fight in the public and in the anti-war
movement.
Without music, the anti-war movement would not have
been nearly as successful.
22. “What the World Needs Now” – Jackie Deshannon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMS2uMUQNnQ
23. “Sweet Home Alabama”-Lynyrd Skynyrd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8rnFKo4PAE
- Written in 1973, towards the very end of the war and
the anti-war movement.
25. Barringer, Mark and Wells, Tom. “ The Anti-War Movement in the United States.”
Illinois.edu. 1999. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/antiwar.html.
“Vietnam War Timeline.” Land Scaper.net. 24, March 2009.
http://www.landscaper.net/timelin.htm.
