anti war movement

• What was the anti-war movement?

  A social movement in opposition to US continued involvement in the Vietnam War following events such as tet offensive and my lai
• What is a draft dodger?

  a person who has avoided compulsory military service - some burnt draft cards
• When did the anti-war movement first grow?

  After the 1965 bombing campaign - by October there were student protests in 90+ cities
• What was the student anti - war Society and what did they do?

  " Students for a democratic society " - they held debates/lectures, played anti-war movies in meetings and sang anti-war songs
• How did the TV snow the war?

  > villages bombed

  > forests napalmed

  > soldiers maimed/ killed

  > drug/ drink addictions

  > low morale

  > massacres
• what was the biggest protest?

  Washington, October 1969 - 500,000 students gathered in Washington
• What was Martin Luther kings stance on the war?

  >In 1967 he declared he was against in and led anti-war campaigns

  >He raised awareness to there was more black fighters that white and black fighters were sent to the worst areas
• How was the war paid for?

  Money intended for "great society plan" was redirected to pay for $30billion a year bill in Vietnam
• How many troops were in Vietnam in November 1967?


  500,000 and an additional 40,000 called up each month
• What were the casualties by 1967?

  15,000 killed and 100,000 wounded
• How did ex-soldiers protest

  Vietnam veterans against the war was formed and they Burned/ threw away medals
• How many protests happened in the first half of 1968?


  100+
• When and why did the anti war movement grow?

  After 1965 following the bombing campaigns in north Vietnam
• How did the soldiers contribute to the anti war movement?

  >12% who served in Vietnam were casualties

  >average age of a killed soldier was 23

  >300% more amputees in Vietnam than WW2
• how many lives were lost every week?

  300
• How many young Americans joined the army from 1964-1972?


  2 million
• How did south Vietnam contribute to the anti war movement?

  public questioned why they were supporting a corrupt and brutal regime
• What happened at the Wisconsin madison protest


  In August 1970 at a protest a bomb was set off - a scientist was killed and 3 others injured
• When was the Kent State shooting?

  May 4, 1970
• How many people were at Kent state protest?

  >1000 guardsmen

  >1500 demonstrators

  >1500 bystanders
• What violence occurred at Kent state?

  >rocks were thrown by students

  >tear gas fired by police

  >60 bullets fired into crowd by police
• What were the causalities at Kent state?

  Four students killed and 9 injured
• What was the response to Kent state?

  Colleges and unis were shut and 2 million students refused to attend classes
• Jackson State College shootings

  Shooting at all black college killing 2 and injuring 12
• Who were the silent majority?

  Moderate mainstream Americans who quietly supported the war - 50,000 sent telegrams supporting Nixon
• What was the Hard Hat Riot?

  Pro-war construction workers attacked anti-war demonstrators in may 1970 inuring 70