in response to an increase of U.S. military presence in Southeast Asia, the draft was instituted during the war. *
the media demonstrated during the Vietnam War that it could be used to help American National Strategy, or it could be used against it. Media coverage of combat in Vietnam along with continuous death counts on television every night helped to turn public opinion against the armed forces and it promoted the counterculture environment of the 1960s. *
This movement of the 1960s advocating the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam. It often became violent. (Kent State) Mass demonstrations of protests against the war began in the U.S. *
26th Amendment – reduced the voting age from 21 to 18. This resulted in giving men who were to be drafted in the military a say in their government.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. got bogged down. Many in the U.S. media portrayed the Vietnam War as a lost war. U.S. citizens for the first time were able to see actual combat on television.
Credibility gap – refers to the public's skepticism over President Johnson’s administration’s statements and policies on the Vietnam War
Silent majority – a term coined by President Nixon. The silent majority represented those who were overshadowed by protestors against the Vietnam War and the media.
Vietnam became a very unpopular war, and the U.S. pulled out of the war. This would signal a shift in the strength of the belief in both the Domino Theory and Containment Policy.
First war the U.S. lost. South Vietnam became communist.