Reasons For Growth Of Opposition

Question 1

What did MLK do in 1967?

Answer 1

Stopped criticising the war privately and instead marched and spoke at anti-war protests

Question 2

What did Norman Morrison do in November 1965?

Answer 2

Burnt himself to death outside the Pentagon, reflecting what happened with Buddhist monks

Question 3

What did Wayne Morse do?

Answer 3

Gave the only speech in Senate against Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 4

What did Vietnam Veterans do in 1967?

Answer 4

Handed in medals and spoke at demonstrations and meetings

Question 5

How was public opinion measured?

Answer 5

Opinion polls - run regularly - politicians tended to react when an issue affects their votes, making politician views a good measure of public opinion

Question 6

What were other ways to get public opinion?

Answer 6

Looking at the size and who took part in demonstrations

Question 7

Why did opposition to war grow?

Answer 7

. As more troops went into Vietnam
. Short terme events in Vietnam and long term events e.g, rising death toll

Question 8

How was cost of war paid?

Answer 8

Using US taxes, disliked

Question 9

What did Black Panthers and Mohammad Ali do?

Answer 9

Opposed fighting for a country that was racist to them

Question 10

Why did the student movement come about?

Answer 10

Large growth in students to 8.5 million in 1970

Question 11

What movement did many stdents become part of?

Answer 11

‘Counter-culture’ movement - refusing to live by cultural rules in American society). However, many sid stay away and just study

Question 12

How did the student movement protest?

Answer 12

Sit-ins, boycotts, strikes from classes, protests

Question 13

What did Vietnam protesters do to draft cards?

Answer 13

Burned them

Question 14

What demonstrations became bigger and more violent as 1960s progressed?

Answer 14

Student demonstrations

Question 15

What did student demonstrations also affect?

Answer 15

Other anti-war demonstrations and became very violent

Question 16

What did student protests get?

Answer 16

Media attentin

Question 17

Who were Students for a democratic society (SDS)?

Answer 17

Most significant student group, set up in 1960

Question 18

How many members did SDS have by 1965?

Answer 18

3000

Question 19

How did these radical groups (SDS) anger US public?

Answer 19

They supported N. Vietnamese as well as opposing war

Question 20

What did SDS protestors often chant as war went on?

Answer 20

“Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?”

Question 21

What was the draft?

Answer 21

Compulsary service in military forces

Question 22

How did the draft create more opposition to war?

Answer 22

People thought it was unfair

Question 23

What was the problem with draftees?

Answer 23

Too young and poorly trained

Question 24

Who were least able to avoid the draft?

Answer 24

Poor families

Question 25

What did the draft become in 1969?

Answer 25

A lottery system - mixed up ages and made the draft fairer

Question 26

How many of the 2.6 million who served in the Vietnam war were draftees?

Answer 26

650,000

Question 27

What were ways to avoid the draft?

Answer 27

. College students could delay till graduation . Some workers in government/farming industry were exempt . The only son of a family was exempt . Physically and mentally unfit were exempt . 40-50,000 left US illegally or went into hiding in USA

Question 28

Anti-war activists set up clinics. What are clinics?

Answer 28

'Clinics' gave advice on how to avoid the draft Showed people how to apply for exemption as a CO (conscientious objectors often had to do other war work)

Question 29

How many young men avoided the draft and who influenced this?

Answer 29

15 million, anti-war activists influenced this

Question 30

How was the Vietnam War revolutionary for the media?

Answer 30

First war on TV Reporters could travel with troops and uncensor information

Question 31

What anti-war protest did media show?

Answer 31

Washington protest in October 1967 that had 100,000 strong

Question 32

How did media influence public?

Answer 32

Showed uncomfortable detail and made public lose trust with government as it seemed they were hiding something, such as when they made the Tet look like a win

Question 33

What did CBS news reveal about the Tet offensive?

Answer 33

Reporter Walter Cronkite said it was a stalemate at best, and the war looked unwinnable. Many Americans believed Cronkite instead of the government