Silent Majority

Question 1

silent majority

Answer 1

• 1968 - richard nixon wins election as president
• nixon claims the “silent majority” is with him in the nation
• the “silent majority” is the older generation who isn’t protesting

Question 2

vietnam conflict

Answer 2

• by 1968 - 4 years of fighting
• war had gotten to the point of wondering what is next
• war is not going as planned - not going well
• nixon - if he can pull out a victory, he will be looked on as a great president

Question 3

youth protests

Answer 3

• students protest in washington d.c. against the war
• nixon actually speaks to students to try to understand them
• at the same time, he connects with the older generation

Question 4

cambodia

Answer 4

• nation next to vietnam
• the Ho Chi Minh Trail was a Vietcong supply line going through Cambodia
• the US begins bombing the trail in Cambodia
• war looks like it is expanding - students get very upset

Question 5

my Lai massacre

Answer 5

• 1968
• My Lai village
• wiped out by US soldiers
• Journalists take color pictures of the aftermath
• public doesn’t know how to react

Question 6

remember this…

Answer 6

does the silent majority really exist? are there those out there who just go about daily life without comment? or, is this just to make everyone feel better during a difficult time?

Question 7

_____ could have been called a member(s) of the silent majority

Answer 7

president nixon