4.2 - Support For The War Flashcards
Why were there support for the war?
- Fear of communism
- Patriotism
- The hard hat riot 1970
- Silent majority
- Political support/Support from congress
Why did the fear of communism lead to support for war?
After ww2, Cold War fears led to the ‘red scare’. Fear of communism takeovers abroad was still very strong
Why did patriotism lead to support for war?
Many Americans were fiercely patriotic and loyal to the US government. They also felt that giving in to Communism would lead to the US ‘losing face’
Why did the hard hat riot 1970 lead to support for war?
Construction workers that clashed with anti-war protestors in New York. Peter J Brennan then led a pro-war rally on 20 May of
60,000 people. They were seen to represent general wacking clars support for the war
Why did the silent majority lead to support for war?
Nixon appealed to support for the silent
majority in 1969 - those that supported his policies but didn’t campaign for or against the war. His speech was remarkably successful and showed that a lot of people supported his policy.
Why did political support / support from Congress lead to support for war?
Complicated and difficult to judge as many changed views when pat President changed.
Support from congress changed over time but they still funded the war to a large sum
