Anti-War Protests
First national protest against the war
What is March on Pentagon?
Politicians that challenged president Johnson for presidency
Who are Senator Eugene McCarthy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy?
This alienating tactic, involving burning draft cards and blocking traffic, made the anti-war movement appear extreme and disrespectful to many Americans
What are radical actions?
What was 1/4th of the intended funds?
Senator McCarthy was senator of ___
What is Minnesota
Result of the Kent State protest
What is the “May 4 Shooting at Kent State?
Scandals that changed the people’s option on the U.S government
What are Pentagon Papers and Watergate?
The anti-war movement lost public support when criticism of the Vietnam War was seen as this, especially by families of soldiers
What is disrespect toward troops?
The coup that overthrew the Southern Vietnamese prime minister was provoked by ______ (what organization)
What was the CIA?
This persons body was preserved and can be seen in Vietnam
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
Main Civil Rights leader who opposed the war
Who is MLK?
Country that the Nixon administration conducted a coup in
What is Cambodia?
This group clashed with anti-war protestors during the "Hard-Hat Riots," but they were not government officials or military personnel
Who are working-class Americans?
Farm animal that the Yippies nominate for the 1968 Democratic Convention
Who is Pigusas the Pig?
Why were the students of Columbia protesting?
The universities research involvement in the war
Date of the Democratic National Convention protest and length of the protest
When is August 23 1968 and 7 days?
This working-class counter-movement, named after a construction tool, violently opposed anti-war protests, highlighting divisions within American society
What is the Hard-Hat Riots?
The year that media reports turned unfavorable against the war effort
When was 1968?
______ was often used to close wounds by US soldiers
What is superglue?
Name of the main protest music
What is “Bring ‘Em Home”?
Date that all U.S troops were out of Vietnam
When is March 29, 1973?
This pro-war organization actively countered anti-war protests by promoting patriotism and solidarity with U.S. soldiers
What is the American Legion?
(Due to lack of support) the war became seen as __________
What is an American Misadventure?
This film, which countered the anti-war narrative, was directed by an actor famous for playing a Western hero
What is The Green Berets?