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first u.s. combat troops arrived at vietnam
they arrived around the spring and about 66% of americans approved of the policy in vietnam as the war dragged on public support began to wane -
teach ins begin
may 1965 122 colleges held a "national teach in" by radio. this sit in was over more than 100,000 antiwar demonstrations. some belived the conflict was a civil war in which the u.s. should not interfere and south vietnam as a corrupt dictator -
dr martin luther king speaks out
he states "he speaks for the poor of america who are paying double the price of smashed hopes at home and death and corruption in vietnam the initiative of the war is our" the american military officials reduce AA casualties made up 12 % of americans dead -
eugene mccarthy challenged johnson
was a liberal senator from minnestota declares he would challenge johnson for democratic presidential nomination he attracted those who opposed the war -
the tet offensive
the vietcong and north vietnamese launched a massive suprise attack. guerilla fighters attacked most american airbases in south vietnam and most of the south's major cities. -
johnson appeared on tv
he stated that he should not permit the presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions. what he was saying is he wasn't gonna participate in the next election because he knew he wouldn't win -
dr mlk was assasinated
he was assasinated by a man in memphis named james earl ray. the violence seemed to plague the country -
assasination of robert kennedy
he appeard likely to win the democratic nomination but was gunned downed by an arab nationalist who goes by the name sirhan sirhan -
lottery system
only those with low numbers were subjected into the draft. if you were old enough to fight you were old enough to vote -
the 26th amendment
the emendment was ratified giving all citizens age 18 and older the right to vote in all state and federal elections.