At the peak of the Cold War, the war in Vietnam was a catalyst to the strong emergence of counterculture. ... The war in Vietnam began because America was taking a stand in the fight against communism. ... The Vietnam War was extensively bloody, controversial, and monumental in the introduction of new technology and warfare. ... Since the start of the Vietnam War, a new form of counterculture had been brewing. ... The war in Vietnam had upset and opened the eyes of many Americans, encouraging them to take a stand, developing non-conformist subculture. ...

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In his book Johnson, Nixon, and the Doves, historian Melvin Small chronicles the anti-Vietnam War movement with much detail as he discusses the link between the decisions of the Johnson and Nixon administrations concerning the Vietnam War and the stream of protests that accompanied the war. ... Small begins his outline of the anti-war movement with what he calls the "Americanization of the war" when the majority of Americans were supportive of action in Vietnam. ... The author argues, both from historical and from political perspectives, that the anti-war movement did in fact directly and in...

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When a country is engaged in war, the country deserves to know what is occurring in its foreign affairs, to a certain extent. The Vietnam War for example, majority of the press posted exceedingly vague material about the war and broadcasted it on TV as well, which is far enough for American society to comprehend. ...

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The war showed that cooperation between government and business could enrich the people and all aspects of economy. ... (10) Johnson's Vietnam mission report reflected the third tenet of postwar liberalism; to defend the freeworld from communist expansion. ... First, he "underestimated the expense of leading a two-front war in Vietnam" (Schulman 101). Johnson thought that he could fund the Great Society at home, as well as support the war against communism in Vietnam; later he regretted leaving the "lady he loved" for the war in Vietnam. ... (15) There were two differences between th...

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Johnson encountered one of his biggest obstacles in 1959 when the Vietnam War had begun as a result of Communist-led nationalists rising to opposition to the government in South Vietnam (Encarta 2001, "Johnson, Lyndon Baines".) ... That was the only event that occurred before Johnson was fully in support of the Vietnam War and increased military involvement. After months upon months of brutal war, Johnson resolved that he would put and end to the crisis and pursue peace and social and economic stability to Vietnam despite the circumstances (Goodwin, Doris 267.) ... For example, in October 19...

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