Political Developments: The 1968 Election

Question 1

What event happened towards the start of 1968 in South Vietnam?

Answer 1

The Tet Offensive

Question 2

What was shown on American TV with how Vietcong soldiers were dealt with when captured by the USA?

Answer 2

They were executed

Question 3

What percentage of US news coverage was on the Vietnam War by 1967?

Answer 3

90%

Question 4

What did Americans who dodged the Vietnam War draft get called?

Answer 4

Draft dodgers

Question 5

What did Johnson decide to do with the 1968 election?

Answer 5

He would not run in it

Question 6

Who was the anti-war candidate that ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968?

Answer 6

Robert Kennedy

Question 7

What happened to Robert Kennedy in 1968?

Answer 7

He was assassinated

Question 8

What happened to Martin Luther King in 1968?

Answer 8

He was assassinated

Question 9

What had George Wallace refused to do with a school in 1962?

Answer 9

Open it up to Black students

Question 10

What was an issue for the Democrats with Johnson deciding not to run for President in 1968?

Answer 10

They would have to find someone else to nominate

Question 11

Who was picked as the Democrat presidential candidate in the 1968 election?

Answer 11

Hubert Humphrey

Question 12

What was the issue with Humphrey in relation to the Vietnam war?

Answer 12

He was pro-war

Question 13

Who was the Republican candidate in the 1968 election?

Answer 13

Richard Nixon

Question 14

How did Nixon try to appeal to traditionally Democratic southern voters in relation to racial equality?

Answer 14

He said he would reduce commitments to racial equality

Question 15

What did many polls show about how White Americans felt about the help African Americans were getting?

Answer 15

Many White Americans felt African Americans got too much help

Question 16

What party did Wallace make in the 1968 election?

Answer 16

American Independent Party

Question 17

What did Wallace campaign on bringing back?

Answer 17

Segregation

Question 18

Which law had outlawed segregation and what year was it passed?

Answer 18

Civil Rights Act, 1964

Question 19

Who won the 1968 Presidential Election?

Answer 19

Richard Nixon

Question 20

What popular vote majority did Nixon win in the 1968 election?

Answer 20

500,000 vote majority

Question 21

How many votes did George Wallace win in the 1968 election?

Answer 21

10 million votes

Question 22

How many states did Wallace win for the American Independent Party?

Answer 22

5 states

Question 23

Who did Nixon appeal to in the 1968 election?

Answer 23

The Silent Majority

Question 24

Why might Wallace’s VP choice have alienated voters?

Answer 24

They wanted to increase bombings on Vietnam

Question 25

What did the Silent Majority think about the Vietnam War?

Answer 25

They supported it

Question 26

What percentage of Americans had approved of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?

Answer 26

95% of Americans

Question 27

How many people stormed the 1968 Democratic National Nominating Convention?

Answer 27

10,000 people

Question 28

How did the national guard deal with the 1968 Democratic Convention protestors?

Answer 28

Police officers attacked protestors

Question 29

What year had Nixon run for Governor of California?

Answer 29

1962

Question 30

What was the result of Nixon running for Governor of California in 1962?

Answer 30

He lost

Question 31

What was the issue with Nixon's response to his 1962 Governor of California loss?

Answer 31

He was very negative about it

Question 32

What had Nixon worked on for himself in the Republican party from 1962 to 1968?

Answer 32

Worked to improve his reputation in the Republican party

Question 33

When did Johnson start peace talks with North Vietnam? (To the month)

Answer 33

October 1968

Question 34

What did Nixon promise with the deals made by Johnson in the Vietnam peace talks?

Answer 34

He could get a better deal