Collage+Notes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENc49KhI8Xk&feature=PlayList&p=4896A158F926A2C2&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=6 ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE- John Lennon FIND THE COST OF FREEDOM- Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
 * When the war first started majority of the US did not oppose it, but as the war went on many people started to oppose it--especially the fact that chemicals were being used in Vietnam.
 * People set up the International War Crimes Tribunal under the leadership of Bertrand Russell. This group criticized the war-- such as saying that the US was using weapons that were prohibited by international law-- said that the US was being somewhat similar to the Nazis
 * November 1965-- Norman Morrison-- followed the example of a Buddhist and publicly burnt himself to death
 * Protests were more popular-- especially among young men-- college students formed very large and vocal groups
 * the Civil Rights Movement and the emerging counterculture lead young Americans to want a world without violence and hatred
 * nicknames were given-- doves were the people who opposed the war-- hawks were the people who supported the war