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Public Opinion
Public Opinion about the Vietnam War continually went down as the war dragged on. As public opinion went down, opposition continued to grow and the public's dislike of the war would lead to the protests and demonstrations we saw during this period. Public Opinion data can help shed a light on what the public's overall view of the war was.

In a late 1965 Gallup Poll the question "Have you ever felt the urge to organize or join a public demonstration about something?" was asked and the results were quite low, not many people wanted to protest anything and those who did want to show a public demonstration actually wanted to demonstrate to support the Vietnam War. However when asked in 1990 "Looking back, do you wish that you had made a stronger effort to protest or demonstrate against the Vietnam War, or not?" Twenty-five percent wished they had. A major factor in the public's disapproval with the Vietnam War came with the casualties that were inflicted. In a Harris poll from 1967 asking what aspect most troubled people about the Vietnam war the overwhelmingly plurality answer with 31% was "the loss of our young men"

As the war continually dragged on the public became much more opposed as they could see the war was not ending anytime soon. A poll from December 1967 asked if people believed 1968 would be the last year of the war and a 71% said it would not be settled. A year later the same question was asked and still 55% of people did not think the war would be settled in 1969.

While looking back at the Anti-War movement in the 90's the public was asked if they approved or disapproved of the anti-war movement and it showed a 39% approval and 39% disapproval with the rest unsure.

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