Vietnam+Antiwar+Movement



The war in Vietnam is usually referred to as the most unpopular war in American history. As the conflict dragged on, more and more Americans opposed American involvement overseas. This assignment will allow you to describe many of the aspects of the antiwar movement creatively by creating a **virtual collage** concerning the antiwar movement.
 * Annotated Protest Collage - This should be done with one or two partners!**


 * Your collage will contain the following …**
 * **4** different and detailed **reasons why people began to protest** the war in Vietnam
 * the American people saw what was happening to American troops in Vietnam and wanted the horrors and deaths to stop
 * the American people realized that the Viet Cong had an extremely unfair advantage in the war, and that the "light" that LBJ described was only a reflection of the end, ten miles away
 * the war was broadcasted on live TV, and the people saw that the VC were ruthless guerilla warriors and wouldn't let up until the US troops were dead or out of Vietnam
 * the Americans saw the picture taken of a South Vietnamese general slaughtering a Viet Cong member, the picture makes it look like the South Vietnamese are the "bad" guys
 * **3** different and detailed **methods people used to protest** the war
 * there were marches (sometimes peaceful, sometimes not)
 * soldiers in Vietnam would refuse to fight or frag their commanding officers
 * those selected in the draft would burn their draft papers (the Milwaukee 14)
 * **3** descriptions of **different people or groups of people who protested** the war in Vietnam
 * **2** excerpts of **lyrics from Vietnam era protest songs**
 * At least **5** different **images that symbolize the antiwar movement** (the images can also go along with the annotations)
 * **embedded video** to support the anitwar movement descriptions

To prepare for this tonight, you should use the various sources identified below to WRITE THE ANNOTATIONS on a wiki page on your Unit 8 wiki. You will be creating the collage in Friday's class and part of Tuesday’s class. You should also FIND SOME POSSIBLE IMAGES AND VIDEO online and include the hyperlinks on your wiki page as well. I have some examples on a different page that you should follow. Come to class prepared on Friday. If you want to get a head start, you will be creating the collage on Glogster. Log in as usmstudent, password of "wildcats", and begin - but make sure you put your name on it!

Resources to consult ... //Creating America// [|Vietnam Antiwar Movement Research List] from ABC-CLIO [|The Anti-War Movement in the United States] [|**Vietnam Protest** Movement] from Spartacus

Some potest music sites - part of [|Strange Fruit from PBS], [|Anti-War **Music**] from JWs Rock Garden, [|BBC NEWS **Vietnam**: The **music** of **protest**], [|**PROTEST MUSIC**] from SHSU,