4.2 Students protests Flashcards
University protests
Campaigning issues such as equal rights for everyone
Students mostly from white middle class background
Students for a democratic Society
SDS
Aims to fight against drafting, racial injustice and violation of human rights
Wanted more say in policies and practises at uni
Berkley Free speech movement
BFSM
Uni of California, fearful of communism, restricted free speech and protests
The students ignored the ban
Jack Weinberg in the BSFM
He was arrested and taken to the police car, but the protestors circled around the car to prevent him being arrested
2 reasons why BFSM was set up
Students angered by removal of free speech
Students wanted rights
Successes of the BFSM and SDS
They gained right on protest
SDS gained a lot of support in universities
Failures of the BFSM and SDS
BFSM renamed “Filthy speech movement” as protests became confrontational
Protestors seen as troublemakers
Anti-vietnam Protests
SDS declared objection to war in 1965
1969, 500,000 people marched on Washington DC against the War
The Kent state university shootings
May 1970, National Guardsmen shot 4 unarmed students during a protest
State governor told them there would be consequences the day before on 3rd of may
Positive impact of Anti-vietnam movement
Major reason why LBJ didn’t go for re-election, therefore influencing Nixon’s policy of Vietnamisation
Negative impact of Anti-Vietnam movement
Protestors seen as unpatriotic
Many people still supported the War
Hippy movement
Some students protested by living far away from society and refusing to live by social rules
Positive impact of Hippy movement
Influenced youth culture
Encouraged equality and individuality
Negative impacts of Hippy movement
Hippies believed to be corrupt and harming USA, they were called wasters
Hippies had little impact on government policies
