THE VIETNAM YEARS AT HOME

Understand the Vietnam War's impact at home with key terms and event timelines.

counterculture conscientious objector deferment credibility gap a social movement whose values go against those of established society person who refuses military service on the basis or moral or religious beliefs an excuse, issued by the draft board, that lets a person be excused from military service for various reasons lack of belief Opponents of the war were referred to as doves, while hawks were supporters of the war.Although the Tet Offensive was a military disaster for the Communists, public opinion in America began to shift as the media openly criticized the Johnson administrations handling of the war.Senator Eugene McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy were the first anti-war Democrats to seek their party's nomination for president. October 1967 war protest outside the Pentagon January 31,1968 Vietnamese New Year (Tet); beginning of the Tet Offensive March 31, 1968 President Johnson announces he will halt bombing North Vietnamese cities April 4, 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy election of 1968 Richard M. Nixon wins the electoral college, becoming the 37th President of the United States