2.4 Flashcards
how many people supported Nixon’s Vietnam policy?
300 Congressmen
40 Senators
77% of those polled
when was the Democratic Party National Convention?
August 1968
how many members of the New Left arrived in Chicago + what did they do?
30,000 members
spread rumours they would put LSD in the water supply
what did Richard Daley do at the Democratic National Convention?
demobilised 12,000 police
who was Walter Cronkite + why was he so significant?
- 1 of the most influential TV newsmen
- Johnson said if he lost support of Cronkite he lost support of the American people
when was the My Lai massacre?
16th March 1968
when did Nixon order the invasion of Cambodia?
4th May 1970
what did the Hard Har Riot show?
some of the silent majority wouldn’t remain silent
what did Nixon advocate?
New Federalism (power handed back to states)
what % of approval of action against protestors did polls record in the Democratic Party National Convention?
56%
when was the Tet Offensive + what happened?
Jan - Sep 1968
coordinated series of N Vietnamese attacks on >100 cities in S Vietnam
what % of Americans trusted Cronkite more than any other public figure?
70%
name a popular sitcom made in 1969 which promoted anti-counter culture
All in the Family
what happened during the Hard Hat Riot?
200 construction workers demonstrated in favour of Nixon’s policies + called for US to bomb Hanoi
when did Nixon appear on TV to announce the invasion of Cambodia + need for 150,000 extra US troops for war?
30th April 1970
