War on the homefront

Question 1

Why was it called the “Living Room War”

Answer 1

First recorded with a camera that was then put on people’s TVs. People could finally see the war for themselves.

Question 2

What is the significance of College protests?

Answer 2

People who were being drafted didn’t want to be drafted because they didn’t want to die, unlike the generations before them.

Question 3

What is significant about Kent State?

Answer 3

At a Kent State protest in Ohio against Nixon’s offensives in Cambodia, the National Guard killed four students, peaceful, antiwar protest.

Question 4

What were the Pentagon papers?

Answer 4

Daniel Ellsburg leaked to the New York Times on how the government mislead the public on what was happening in the war. His injunction was dismissed and his espionage case overturned.

Question 5

What is Vietnamization?

Answer 5

The slow removal of US troops in Vietnam with South Vietnam taking over the war effort.

Question 6

What is the War Powers Act of 1973?

Answer 6

Limited the President’s authority to start and wage war; gave the authority back to congress.