Why did protesters disrupt the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention?

Hubert Humphrey was selected as the democratic candidate

What was the Selective Service Act of 1948?

the draft for soldiers in Vietnam

What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?

Vietnamese show that they did not lose their will to fight.

Why was there a credibility gap between the LBJ administration and journalists?

journalists gave news that differed from LBJ administration

What was the purpose of students for a democratic society(SDS)

to campaign against racism and poverty

Why did college campuses criticize the war?

pacifism and war effects to avoid military service

young men drafted into military service

What was the Tet Offensive?

attack36 provincial capitals&5 major cities by North Vietnam

What was the The Students for a Democratic Society?

antiwar group comprised of college students

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1
What was the Tet Offensive named after?
The Vietnamese leader
A village in Vietnam
The Vietnamese lunar new year
An American holiday
2
Why did protesters disrupt the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention?
Hubert Humphrey was selected as the democratic candidate
Richard Nixon won the presidency
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
Robert Kennedy was assassinated
3
What was the Selective Service Act of 1948?
the draft for advisors in Vietnam
the draft for soldiers in Vietnam
the draft for protesters in Vietnam
the draft for nurses in Vietnam
4
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
The American forces were defeated.
Vietnamese show that they did not lose their will to fight.
The North Vietnamese gained superior technology.
The American flag was raised.
5
Which two antiwar leaders were assassinated in the spring and summer of 1968?
Cronkite and Westmoreland
MLK and Robert Kennedy
JFK and MLK
LBJ and MLK
6
Why was there a credibility gap between the LBJ administration and journalists?
journalists gave news that differed from LBJ administration
journalists told the truth&that angered LBJ administration
there was no credibility gap
journalists and the LBJ administration agreed
7
What was the purpose of students for a democratic society(SDS)
to oppose the government decisions in the war
to campaign against poverty and the wealthy
to oppose the war efforts between vietnam
to campaign against racism and poverty
8
Why did college campuses criticize the war?
encouraged the war efforts between vietnam&the united states
pacifism and war effects to avoid military service
they wanted the united states to win
there were fights breaking out on campus
9
Who was Eugene McCarthy?
none of the above
Minnesota senator
both a&b
antiwar candidate for the Democrats
10
What are draftees?
young men drafted into military service
men working in the government
young men who volunteered for military service
men who want to come back to the war
11
What was the Tet Offensive?
US offensive in North Vietnam trying to capturing Hanoi
General Westmoreland’s arrival to Saigon
attack36 provincial capitals&5 major cities by North Vietnam
President Johnson’s meeting with Ho Chi Minh @ Dien Bien Phu
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What was the The Students for a Democratic Society?
a terrorist group
group that supported the war effort
a political party
antiwar group comprised of college students

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