Leaders
What march did MLK. Jr lead
March to Washington
Who visited China
Nixon
How many troops did Johnson send to Vietnam
500,000 troops
How many students were killed during anti war protest
4
Who was president in 1968
Richard Nixon
How did Eisenhower handle the Viet war
Sent weapons / trained Vietnam's troops
Who was the Chinese leader
What did Nixon promise when he's president
To take U.S troops out of Vietnam
How were the students killed
Shot by national guard troops
Which drug was popular in the counter culture
LSD
Why was Robert Kennedy assassinated
An Arab believed Kennedy sided with Israel
Why did Nixon visit China
To win china's friendship before Russia
What was the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Gave president Johnson power to send whatever is needed to win the Vietnam war
What were the students protesting
The bombing of Cambodia
How many American lived below the poverty line
40 MILLION!
How did Johnson handle the Viet war
Sent large numbers of troops
Bomb raids
Why did Nixon build détente with China
China fears Russia will stir trouble
What was Vietnamization
Nixon will train and arm South to fight North Vietnam
Who were the leading doves
(2 possible answers)
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
what happened during the Democratic Convention of 1968
Police were attacking protesters
Who did the democrats chose to run for president in 1968
Hurbert Humphrey
What happened during Nixon's visit
(name 1 out of 3)
1. Starts trading with each other
2. U.S doesn't hand over Taiwan over to China
3. sends students, scientist and artists to each other
Why did congress believed the Tonkin Gulf resolution was a mistake
It allows the president to carry on a war
What were some response to the War from U.S citizens
(Name 1 of 4 answers)
Leave Vietnam to fight their own war
Not to kill people who haven't attacked the U.S
Burning their Draft Card
Dodging the draft ( the run away from the United States)
What was the military strategy of North Vietnam / Rebels