History Chapter 29.3
When was the turning point in the Vietnam War that greatly affected the nation's political life?
1968 What is a deferment? An excuse for men aged 18 and older not to go to war because of various reasons
What is the counterculture?
A movement that rejected traditional American values
What was the result of the Tet Offensive?
After a month of fighting, the American and South Vietnamese soldiers drove back the enemy troops, inflicting heavy losses+ turned many Americans against the war and President Johnson.
Why did antiwar activists started to protest against Humphrey in Chicago?
Because he was somehow linked to the party's pro-war- wing. Antiwar Democrats felt angry and excluded from the convention.
What did Humphrey support in his policy?
Civil rights and labor causes.
What event happened April 4th, 1968?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. got shot and killed by a sniper in Memphis, Tennessee
Who received such deferments?
Full time students attending college (mostly from middle class)
How are supporters of the Vietnam War called?
Hawks
What happened on March 31st, 1968?
He announced on TV a "new step toward peace" and halts the bombing of North Vietnam's cities by asking for peace talk with North Vietnam.
What was Nixon's policy?
He claimed to stand for the conservative "silent majority", he offered peace with honor in Vietnam
How did Johnson demand to the Political Opponents and the Americans?
He ordered reevaluation of the war and his own campaign for reelection.
What happened in response to the Tet Offensive in the political situation?
McCarthy of Minnesota run for the party's nomination for presidency as protest against the war and Robert F. Kennedy also seek for the Democratic nomination.
Who won the election?
Nixon edged Humphrey by about 500000 votes.
What was the Tet Offensive about?
North Vietnamese and Vietcong launched a series of attacks to American military bases and South Vietnam's cities, which began on Tet (the Vietnamese New Year).
What caused the division between Americans who supported the war and those who did not?
People call it the generation gap.
Who was Richard M. Nixon?
Republic nominee, former vice president.
Who became president in 1968?
Richard M. Nixon
Who are the doves?
Students and other opponents of the Vietnam War.
Who was George C. Wallace and what was his policy?
Third party candidate Governor of Alabama, he stand on law and order and has an appeal to racial fears
What are the two sources to oppose the draft?
To halt the supply of soldiers needed in the Vietnam War and because it is unfair to people who have no deferments (such as poor people)
What was the symbol of the counterculture?
Torn blue jeans and long hair for males
Who was Hubert H. Humphrey?
Vice President, who joined Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy in seeking the Democratic nomination
Did Robert Kennedy get assassinated?
Yes, in June 1968.
Mostly who opposed the war?
many students who refused to follow customary social roles of work and family and staged the anti-war demonstrations
When was the Tet Offensive?
January 31st, 1968
