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Home Front Life During the War in Vietnam

As the war in Vietnam continued to drag on, many people began to oppose the war. Some opposed the reason for being at war, some opposed the draft, and some opposed the unfairness of the draft system. College students were one of the main groups to oppose the war. They burned their draft cards in very large demonstrations. The Vietnam war was the first one that was televised. People could see what the war was like on the battlefield from the homes.

Unlike wars in the past, this war was undeclared. Because of this, there wasn't as much "produce for the war" government propaganda. Americans supported the war at first, but slowly started to disapprove of it and got tired of it. After the U.S. withdrew from Vietnam, the impact was evident on the home front. Over 58,000 people died and over 300,000 were wounded. Also, the voting age was reduced from 21 to 18. Although the U.S. saw more home front impact after the war, the war in Vietnam changed home front life for eery American.

//Creating America//. Evanston IL: McDougal Littell, 2002. Print. "Vietnam War." __American History__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 1 Jun. 2009 .

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