1. Goals – Identify the goals of the movement. Identify what historical and/or present day circumstances demanded action.
Because the war had gotten bad, the goals of the protesters was to get the united states to seize fire on Vietnam. The protesters had thought that the war this time was wrong. What persuaded people were the images of people in vietnam, the U.S. bombing norther vietnam, and policemen were beating the protesters for protesting wich lead to more people opposing the war.
WHAT EVENTS IN VIETNAM and IN THE USA PERSUADED PEOPLE TO OPPOSE THE WAR.
2. Leaders – Select a leader. Provide basic information about his or her life and why he or she became involved with the movement. there were many people that took part in the anti war movement but some leaders that stood out were, John f. kennedy and richard nixon. military leaders also were taking part such as , john mcaine II and earl wheeller. these individualls were trying to spread the same message any others might have been doing at the time.
Bertrand Russell was one of the Anti-Vietnam war leaders he protested against the use of nuclear chemicals against Vietnam in the 1960's in 1963 he established The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation he lived 1872-1970.
3. Actions - Identify individual and/or group actions that were taken.
The protesters would go around the schools carrying signs, yelling chants. They burned their draft cards in effort to say that even if their number was called they wouldn't go. The draft cards were cards that every person got once they turned 18. It gave their number on it so when they put those numbers in the raffle, if their number got pulled everyone with that number had to report to them to start being drafted to vietnam. Many songs in that time were inspired by the war and what was going on.
PEACE MARCHES/DEMONSTRATIONS? WHAT OTHER ACTIONS BESIDES DEMONSTRATIONS WERE CONDUCTED? LETTER WRITING? WHAT?? MUSIC???
4. Allies– Describe how people were recruited to support the movement. Describe the sacrifices that were made by supporters of the movement (e.g. loss of life, loss of property, loss of employment, physical harm, etc.).
The allies of the protesters were many civilians that agreed with the protesters who were originally college students, most protesters were of the younger generations but some older people joined in. The word spread though the paper and photos, the photos were mainly of people being affected by the war. Some photos even show people who set themselves on fire.
CLERGY??
Little more about HOW THE WORD SPREAD. FLYERS. MUSIC.
5. Opponents/Oppressors– Identify the opponents of the movement and explain why they resisted the changes sought by the movement?
The people who were against the antiwar movement, were mostly the gouvernment, police, and some of the people from the earlier generation. PARENTS!!!! GENERATION GAP??? ADD THE MILITARY LEADERS. WHAT ABOUT MANUFACTURERS OF WAR MATERIALS?
6. Outcomes– Describe the outcomes of the movement. Were they positive or negative? Describe how others in society responded to the movement.
The policemen and the students of the colleges would get into fights to the point that many suffered injurys. At one university in particular a young student got shot. TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE THAT BROKE OUT AT DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHICAGO IN 1968 (DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION) AND KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
DID THE PROTEST MOVEMENT STOP THIS WAR? IT DIDN'T END UNTIL 1975.
7.Inspirational Words– Identify a speech or written material of leader or other supporter of the movement. Read it out loud in your voicethread and explain why you found this particular item powerful. Lots of people wrote songs and poems about the war, some famous singers even wrote songs, like beatles member John Lennon. He wrote the song give peace a chance. "Ev'rybody's talking about Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism This-ism, that-ism Isn't it the most All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance".
Bob Dlyan wrote the song Blowin' in the wind. "How many roads must a man walk down before you can him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly before they are forever banned? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind. The answer is blowin' in the wind." In my opinion the reason the words were so powerfull was mainly because it told about how these people were affected by the war. Aswell as the words show the extent of how far the war went.
WHY ARE THESE QUOTES POWERFUL FOR YOU?
POEM, SPEECH OR SONG LYRICS BEATLES, JOHN LENNON, JOAN BAEZ, BOB DYLAN
8.Connection to the Present – Explain how the movement has impacted today’s society ORfind a current event that relates to the movement.
The connection with the presents is the similarity between the Iraq war and Vietnam. The way the presidents decided to bring the U.S. army into a war that wasen't really theirs. CURRENT EVENT. ASK YOURSELF ; HAS THE USA REPEATED ANY OF THE SAME DECISIONS/MISTAKES MADE IN THE VIETNAM ERA?
9.Common Elements– Compare and contrast elements of your protest movement with elements of protest movements being studied by your classmates. Point out at least one similarity and at least one difference.
The common elements between the Iraq war and Vietnam is that the U.S. didn't really have a need to enter the war at all, thus envocking the protesters.
10.Artwork –** Consult with the student artist who created a work related to your movement. Explain the meaning of the artwork in your voicethread.
The artwork is the Vietnam veteran memorial on washinton dc. The creater of the memorial is named Maya lin she is a architect who is know as her work as a sculpture and landscape she had won a national medal of arts and made the civil rights memorial.
Because the war had gotten bad, the goals of the protesters was to get the united states to seize fire on Vietnam. The protesters had thought that the war this time was wrong. What persuaded people were the images of people in vietnam, the U.S. bombing norther vietnam, and policemen were beating the protesters for protesting wich lead to more people opposing the war.
WHAT EVENTS IN VIETNAM and IN THE USA PERSUADED PEOPLE TO OPPOSE THE WAR.
2. Leaders – Select a leader. Provide basic information about his or her life and why he or she became involved with the movement.
there were many people that took part in the anti war movement but some leaders that stood out were, John f. kennedy and richard nixon. military leaders also were taking part such as , john mcaine II and earl wheeller. these individualls were trying to spread the same message any others might have been doing at the time.
Bertrand Russell was one of the Anti-Vietnam war leaders he protested against the use of nuclear chemicals against Vietnam in the 1960's in 1963 he established The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation he lived 1872-1970.
3. Actions - Identify individual and/or group actions that were taken.
The protesters would go around the schools carrying signs, yelling chants. They burned their draft cards in effort to say that even if their number was called they wouldn't go. The draft cards were cards that every person got once they turned 18. It gave their number on it so when they put those numbers in the raffle, if their number got pulled everyone with that number had to report to them to start being drafted to vietnam. Many songs in that time were inspired by the war and what was going on.
PEACE MARCHES/DEMONSTRATIONS?
WHAT OTHER ACTIONS BESIDES DEMONSTRATIONS WERE CONDUCTED? LETTER WRITING? WHAT?? MUSIC???
4. Allies – Describe how people were recruited to support the movement. Describe the sacrifices that were made by supporters of the movement (e.g. loss of life, loss of property, loss of employment, physical harm, etc.).
The allies of the protesters were many civilians that agreed with the protesters who were originally college students, most protesters were of the younger generations but some older people joined in. The word spread though the paper and photos, the photos were mainly of people being affected by the war. Some photos even show people who set themselves on fire.
CLERGY??
Little more about HOW THE WORD SPREAD. FLYERS. MUSIC.
5. Opponents/Oppressors – Identify the opponents of the movement and explain why they resisted the changes sought by the movement?
The people who were against the antiwar movement, were mostly the gouvernment, police, and some of the people from the earlier generation. PARENTS!!!! GENERATION GAP??? ADD THE MILITARY LEADERS. WHAT ABOUT MANUFACTURERS OF WAR MATERIALS?
6. Outcomes– Describe the outcomes of the movement. Were they positive or negative? Describe how others in society responded to the movement.
The policemen and the students of the colleges would get into fights to the point that many suffered injurys. At one university in particular a young student got shot.
TALK ABOUT VIOLENCE THAT BROKE OUT AT DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHICAGO IN 1968 (DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION) AND KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
DID THE PROTEST MOVEMENT STOP THIS WAR? IT DIDN'T END UNTIL 1975.
7. Inspirational Words– Identify a speech or written material of leader or other supporter of the movement. Read it out loud in your voicethread and explain why you found this particular item powerful.
Lots of people wrote songs and poems about the war, some famous singers even wrote songs, like beatles member John Lennon. He wrote the song give peace a chance.
"Ev'rybody's talking about Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism This-ism, that-ism Isn't it the most All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance".
Bob Dlyan wrote the song Blowin' in the wind. "How many roads must a man walk down before you can him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly before they are forever banned? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind. The answer is blowin' in the wind." In my opinion the reason the words were so powerfull was mainly because it told about how these people were affected by the war. Aswell as the words show the extent of how far the war went.
WHY ARE THESE QUOTES POWERFUL FOR YOU?
POEM, SPEECH OR SONG LYRICS BEATLES, JOHN LENNON, JOAN BAEZ, BOB DYLAN
8. Connection to the Present – Explain how the movement has impacted today’s society ORfind a current event that relates to the movement.
The connection with the presents is the similarity between the Iraq war and Vietnam. The way the presidents decided to bring the U.S. army into a war that wasen't really theirs.
CURRENT EVENT. ASK YOURSELF ; HAS THE USA REPEATED ANY OF THE SAME DECISIONS/MISTAKES MADE IN THE VIETNAM ERA?
9. Common Elements– Compare and contrast elements of your protest movement with elements of protest movements being studied by your classmates. Point out at least one similarity and at least one difference.
The common elements between the Iraq war and Vietnam is that the U.S. didn't really have a need to enter the war at all, thus envocking the protesters.
10. Artwork –** Consult with the student artist who created a work related to your movement. Explain the meaning of the artwork in your voicethread.
The artwork is the Vietnam veteran memorial on washinton dc. The creater of the memorial is named Maya lin she is a architect who is know as her work as a sculpture and landscape she had won a national medal of arts and made the civil rights memorial.