The anti-Vietnam War movement brought demonstrations in New York City that attracted 25,000 marchers; within two years similar demonstrations drew several hundred thousand participants in Washington, D.C., London, and other European capitals. ... The legacy and meaning of the massive protests against the Vietnam War are still debated, but as you can probably see that the American movement against the Vietnam War was the most successful antiwar movement in U.S. history. A significant event that leads to the philosophical shift from liberalism to conservatism is the Vietnam War. The Vietnam W...

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The Year 1965 In my essay I am going to write about some of the important events and traditions from the year 1965 which was the year that I was born. ... The first US combat troops arrived in Vietnam. By the end of the year, 190,000 American soldiers were in Vietnam to fight the war. My father was also one of these soldiers over in Vietnam. And here we are today in the year 2003 getting ready to go to war with Iraq. ...

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Nevertheless, it acts as an important arena for party factions, who seek to adopt positions closer to their preferred causes. ... The modern national convention, however, is primarily a media event. ... The 1968 Democratic convention was bitterly divided over the choice of nominee, who had polarised views on the Vietnam war. ...

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