1.10- NIXON SILENT M Flashcards
Who did some of the changes i US society affect the most?
The white population in the old south
What did the old white population in the south oppose?
end of legal segregation
What had the most impact on the republican party and how did it help them?
Social issues had the most impact on the Republican party and helped them in being successful during 1968 to 1988;
What did the republican party oppose?
the party publicly opposed many of the more radical and progressive movements during this period - such as the feminist movement
Who did the republican party appeal to? and what did they promote?
many conservative and middle American voters
promoted traditional family roles believed that mothers should not work and prioritise looking after their children
How did Nixon slow down the rapid rate of civil rights? (2) who did this win over?
Civil Rights Act 1964
- Promised to slow the pace of school desegregation
- Pledged to scrap Johnson’s policy of cutting federal funds to school districts that refused to desegregate and to oppose bussing
- -Opposed extensions of Voting Rights Act 1965 and wanted to modify Housing Act 1968
Won over white democrat voters
Nixon openly opposed …
abortion and bussing
What % of unis had anti war protests?
80%
Where did police and national guardsmen clash with students ?
Kent State, Ohio
Where did the students of Kent State university riot and what did they fire bomb ?
rioted in central business district
firebombed the ROTC building
Nixon promised to return what after a series of violent riots?
law and order in the cities
What did Nixon promise to ensure regarding young people?
young people lived in line with the laws of the country to bring an end to the ‘unpatriotic’ anti-war campaign
How did Nixon describe the anti war campaigns?
‘unpatriotic’
What strategy did th the Repubs use o win the white southern vote from the Democrats?
‘Southern Strategy
Nixon promised to bring an end to …
to the expensive Great Society programmes
What % of americans belived that too many people were recieving welfare money?
84%
in 1968
