Vietnam and Opposition at Home

The Vietnam War was the longest and most costly war in American history. More than 58,000 Americans died and more than 300,000 were wounded. The United States entered the war incrementally between 1950 and 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson began aggressively bombing North Vietnam and sent U.S. Marines to defend South Vietnam. The U.S. became involved in the war for a number of reasons, many of which evolved over time. Increased U.S. involvement was matched by a rise of antiwar protest in the 1960s, as dissenting groups formed at many of the nation's universities, including University of Wisconsin campuses. In... more...

Original Documents and Other Primary Sources

	Engine fragment from the van used in the Sterling Hall bombing, 1970
	A guide to forming antiwar organizations
	Letters home from Wisconsin men and women serving in Vietnam
	Vietnam War photographs by Dickey Chapelle
	War veterans advocate for peace

Primary Sources Available Elsewhere

	President Johnson gauges Wisconsin's support for his re-election in 1968
	Wisconsin Blue Books
	Wisconsin Democrats suggest urgent measures to save President Johnson's re-election campaign, 1968

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