Vietnam War Opposition

1. Note all of the reasons why you feel the war in Vietnam is wrong.
-Too many civilian deaths
-My Lai Massacre
-Ancient Hue was destroyed
-Use of chemical weapons, also used on women and children which is inhumane
-US army was too weak to be there and were not trained to combat the guerilla tactics of the Viet Cong

2. Note what you're trying to achieve with this poster. (e.g. to convince people to write to their Congressmen to get the troops out.)
To convince people that the war is a complete mistake and that we are not doing good things in Vietnam. It is supposed to show that what we were doing in Vietnam was wrong and that the war was wrong and should not have been entered. The policy of containment was not worth the costs.

3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image.
-The civilian houses that were destroyed
-US soldiers killing women and children
-pictures of the My Lai Massacre
-The picture where the women and children are running from the city on fire and the US troops are standing there like this is not a big deal, and the image of the ladies back after.


4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
- is slaughtering women and children justified because of the fear of communism?
- Would the Vietnamese people be better off communist?
- Would you like your son or daughter to be burned alive by Napalm? If so, move to vietnam.