The story of the opposition movement against the Vietnam War is well known to anyone who has studied modern US history. Most students will have learned about the young people who marched against the war, clashed with police and called on US presidents to end the war. In contrast, this article examines the people who supported the war in Vietnam. Who were they, and what motivated them? Why is their story so much less well known?
During the Cold War against the Soviet Union, Americans were taught that their enemy was dedicated to spreading Communist dictatorship across the globe. A succession of US presidents told the people that communism needed to be ‘contained’ and that if just one country was taken over by the Communists, others would soon follow, falling like dominoes.
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