In US History.. What was the significance of the anti-vietnam war movement?

Question

I just don't know what they mean by that.. the 'significance'?
What is the significance of the era? What were the lasting effects? Where do we see evidence of this movement in our society today?

Answer 1

THROUGHOUT U.S. HISTORY “race” has been a major factor in all politics—beginning with the English occupation and the Westward drive of settlers to conquer and slaughter the native peoples. The justification: advancement of civilization. Racism is as American as apple pie, yet race itself is a political (economic) concept having little to do with biology or science. The attitude of white superiority is embedded by the founding fathers in the U.S. Constitution, wherein African slaves are defined as property. A century later, laws enacted against Chinese and other non-white immigrants were based on racial differences and presumed white superiority. Bigotry between whites, particularly when new European immigrants arrived, has existed throughout American history. Within a generation, however, their common color of skin brings about an accommodation and access to the system that former slaves and fourth and fifth generation Japanese and Chinese Americans still don't receive. Class divisions, of course, are also mainstays of U.S. history and society. But race politics has always crossed class lines and cannot be viewed—as some socialists in history have done—as a subordinate problem that will be resolved (disappeared) once a successful anti-capitalist revolution takes place.

Answer 2

The anti-vietnam war movement was a product of drug supplying communists trying to influence US policies through exploitation of the naivete of youths.

The significance of the movement was that well over 1 million south vietnamese were killed by the communists after the US withdrew in 1975.

I would say that is significant to those people and their families.

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Answer 3

after pressuring the government to bring the troops home the protesters treated the vets like crap. today the protesters revile the administration and respect the troops. the big difference is then the government eventually listened and got out of Vietnam. Now it doesn't care what the people want.