... .8 With this resentment began the peace movements within society. The peace movements began with the start of the war in 1964. In New York City twelve men burned their draft cards as a statement opposing the war.9 This was only the start of these protests, which grew stronger and stronger as the war went on. American resentment grew stronger with President Johnson's decision to escalate the war during the first half of 1965.10 Johnson ... Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War, Novato: Presidio, 1982, pp. 63-4) The American people reacted with anti-war protests. The credibility...

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... takes place every four years. The people voted for the next President of the United States. Yet this would be an election that would stand out in the history books. For the first time since 1888, the winner of the popular election of the President lost the election in the Electoral College. As political analysis's argued through the situation, Americans wondered what was happening in their beloved system of democracy. Many asked how the system could fail so badly ... Wilson were three of the few delegates who did favor a direct election of the President. However, they were outnumbered. ...

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