... state", could spread its superior democracy and ideology throughout the world through its incredible military power. To other Americans, this was morally wrong and antiwar activists crusaded against the war until the nation engaged in a "virtual civil war".2 The intense cultural dispute that resulted from America's opposition to the war in Vietnam saw the birth of the largest domestic opposition to a warring government in modern history.3 The antiwar movement germinated throughout the 1960s, and by 1970 it bloomed with over 1200 organisations advocating for its cause.4 Diverse bodies of people organised protests, marches, vigils, petitions and letter writing campaigns to protest against U.S. involvement in Vietnam.5 The movement had neither common leadership nor ideology,6 but all the organisations believed that the war was morally wrong and antithetical to American ideals.7 However, the movement failed to convince most Americans that the war was wrong. These Americans have been historically ...

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