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Many in the "Counter Culture" opposed the war in Vietnam. There were protests, both peaceful and violent. The most tragic protest occured at Kent State University when students were fired upon by National Guard troops. Some were killed and some of those killed were simply innocent bystanders walking to class. Such protest led to a questioning of our policy in Vietnam. The war became such a dividing point that it drove President Lyndon Baines Johnson to declare he would not run for re-election, knowing that he would probably not win such an election. Many protestors mistakenly took out their frustration on the troops returning from Vietnam. Many were attacked as "baby killers" and were not treated as heros, or protectors of our freedom, as the men and women fighting in Iraq and Afganistan today. Once the US pulled out of Vietnam, the military strategy for fighting such a war was re-examined to prevent a future situation for the government and the military. The "Counter Culture" also led to more questioning by citizens of the government's activity militarially. It led to changes in policy both militarially and politically.
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What effect does the Vietnam war have on morrie's department at brandeis university during the 1960s?
The effect that the Vietnam war had on Morrie's department at Brandeis university during the 1960s was the Vietnam Protest.
What role did hippies play in the anti-war movement?
With some very few exceptions (including the drafted hippies); hippies were the anti-war movement.
Did Vietnam splitting up effect Vietnam?
The split occurred in 1954, and was part of the reason for the war.
Where did the origanal hippies come from?
The first hippies started as a movement speaking out against the Vietnam war and against American civil inequality. The first ones came to protest the establishment- but later on, hippies just became bums who no longer had a cause and were only in it for the music sex and drugs.
What did hippies do to show their disapproval of the Vietnam War?
dressed in cast off military clothing with bright badges ORGANIZED WAR PROTEST
