HIST 1025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Mexican Americans, Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Movement
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Vietnam was not a conventional war with frontlines and rears, or specific territory to be conquered and occupied towards completion or victory. A formless conflict where previous strategic and tactical approaches were ineffective. Waged against a foe whose strategies were extremely well suited to the terrain and conflict. And whose tactics negated u. s. military strengths and exploited its weaknesses. Politi(cid:272)al assu(cid:373)ptio(cid:374)s the(cid:455) (cid:449)ere se(cid:374)t o(cid:448)er (cid:449)ith did(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:374)for(cid:373) to (cid:449)hat the(cid:455) sa(cid:449) African americans now over-represented in combat units and deaths. New context, white middle-class determination to avoid military service. Evidence of black exposure as sign of discrimination. Soldiers went back and forth to u. s. , one-(cid:455)ear tours, u(cid:374)its did(cid:374)"t sta(cid:455) together. War of attritio(cid:374), the (cid:862)(cid:271)od(cid:455) (cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:863) (cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e (cid:373)easure of su(cid:272)(cid:272)ess. We do(cid:374)"t take a(cid:374)(cid:455) la(cid:374)d. we do(cid:374)"t gi(cid:448)e it (cid:271)a(cid:272)k. we just (cid:373)utilate (cid:271)odies. (cid:863) 1968: tet offensive - major push by north. Failed to push the u. s. out but was damaging.
