Why the american war in Vietnam lead to rising protest in US?

Question

How did the american war effort in Vietnam lead to rising protest and social divisions back home?

Answer 1

This seamed to be an invation.

Answer 2

Following the Vietnamese Tet Offensive in 1968, the US began to lose patience for a war they thought they were losing.

Answer 3

America had never been as divided during the Vietnam War since the Civil War. In 1965 the troops that were going over weren't volunteer anymore,which didn't exactly make Americans happy. More the 1.5 million young men were drafted. Most of the people who were drafted were from the poor or low class background.During president Johnson's time the number of people fighting and dying was very high especially the African american race took the brunt of the deaths. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out about that subject because it wasn't fair. During these times American collage campus's were the center for anti-war protest's.

Answer 4

Because they did not feel the US had a right to intervene in Vietnams affairs.

Answer 5

The American war effort in Vietnam lead to rising protests and social divisions in America as many people thought america should stay out of foreign affaris while the other half supported the efforts.