anti-vietnam war riots Flashcards
youth culture and political activism merged in?
opposition to the controversial Vietnam war in the late 1960s
in the summer of 1965, there were?
teachings on Vietnam at Oxford university and lse
what was set up in 1966?
The Vietnam solidarity campaign or vsc- gaining considerable support from university students
when was there violent scenes at an anti-vietnam war demonstration london near the American embassy in Grovenor square
on 17 march 1968
what took place on 28 march ending with how many people being arrested?
a still more violent protest known as the Battle of Grosvenor Square took place, ending with over 200 people being arrested
when did di the final demonstration take place?
in October 1968 in which 30,000 people took part but was relatively peaceful
what did the year if 1968 also see
a number of other anti-war protests , often combined with demands for more student power in a variety of different universities
what happened in Sussex and Essex?
-in Sussex, a speaker on the Vietnam war, from an American embassy covered in red paint
-at Essex two conservative mps were physically attacked
who was shouted down in manchester and who almost had his car overturned by Cambridge students?
the labour secretary of state for education and science was shouted down in manchester
Denis Healy, the labour defence secretary, almost had his car overturned by Cambridge students
