The Anti War Movement (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Popular protest chant about LBJ
Popular protest chant about LBJ
Hey, Hey, LBJ, How Many Kids did you Kill Today?
When anti-war movement began
When anti-war movement began
Early 1960s
Prominent anti-war student group
Prominent anti-war student group
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
First major anti-war rally date & location
First major anti-war rally date & location
April 1965, Washington D.C.
Civil rights leader who linked war to social justice
Civil rights leader who linked war to social justice
Martin Luther King Jr.
Atrocity that fuelled anti-war sentiment
Atrocity that fuelled anti-war sentiment
My Lai Massacre
Domestic programmes hurt by war spending
Domestic programmes hurt by war spending
Great Society initiatives
Official name of the draft system
Official name of the draft system
Selective Service System
Communities most affected by the draft
Communities most affected by the draft
Lower-income and minority communities
Boxer who refused to be drafted
Boxer who refused to be drafted
Muhammad Ali
Date of Kent State shooting
Date of Kent State shooting
May 4, 1970
Number of students killed at Kent State
Number of students killed at Kent State
Four
Neil Young song about Kent State
Neil Young song about Kent State
Ohio
When Johnson announced he wouldn't seek re-election
When Johnson announced he wouldn't seek re-election
March 1968