Reactions to the Counter Culture

When did Nixon serve in Congress?

1947 - 1953

When was Nixon Eisenhower's vice-president?

1953 - 1961

In what year did Nixon lose the presidency?

1960

When did Nixon lose the Californian gubernatorial election?

1962

What did Nixon say when he retired from politics?

'You won't have Dick Nixon to kick around any more'

In what year did Nixon become president?

1969

What did Nixon call the majority of Americans who weren't protesting?

'Silent majority'

What is the 'silent majority' also known as?

'Middle America'

By the end of 1967 how many troops were in Vietnam?

500, 000

When was the Tet Offensive?

1968

When was MLK assassinated?

1968

To whom did Nixon appeal to?

'Silent majority'

When was the phrase 'silent majority' popularised?

1969

In what year was the Tet Offensive?

1968

How many cities rioted after MLK was assassinated?

100

How many people died during the riots after MLK's assassination?

41

How many people were injured during the riots after MLK's assassination?

3, 000

How many people were arrested during the riots after MLK's assassination?

27, 000

How many federal troops were used to restore order during the riots after MLK's assassination?

21, 000

How many National Guardsmen were used to restore order during the riots after MLK's assassination?

34, 000

What was the Youth International Party?

countercultural group blending radical politics with theatrical protest

What were the Youth International Party AKA?

Yippies

When was the Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

1968

Where was the Democratic National Convention in 1968?

Chicago

What was the name of the pig the Yippies put forward as their presidential candidate?

Pigasus

Polls recorded what percentage of Americans approved of the violent response of police after the Democratic National Convention, 1968?

56%

Who did Nixon run against in 1968?

Hubert Humphrey

Which rock stars died from drug overdoses in 1970 - 71?

- Janis Joplin
- Jim Morrison
- Jimi Hendrix

How many bombings or attempted bombings by students and black extremists were there between 1969 and 1970?

Over 2, 000

What four ways did Nixon reduce protestors?

- depriving radical students of federal scholarships
- adjusting draft so fewer felt threatened
- secretly monitoring disruptive groups
- keeping protestors busy and broke with court actions

How many protestors were arrested, under Nixon, in spring 1970?

100, 000

By what year were protests largely dying out?

1971

What helped Nixon win the 1972 election?

Leftward movement of Democratic party

Who did Nixon run against in 1972?

George McGovern

What were the 3 As of McGovern?

Amnesty, Abortion, Acid

What percentage of Americans voted for Nixon in 1970?

60.7%

Polls in 1968, revealed that what percentage of Americans believed that too many people were receiving benefits that should instead be working?

84%

How many children were receiving Aid for Dependent Children (AFCD) in 1960?

3 million

How many children were receiving Aid for Dependent Children (AFCD) in 1970?

8.4 million

What fraction of children in 1970 were on welfare?

1/9

What fraction of black children were on welfare in 1970?

1/3

How many job centres did Nixon close?

59

What federal organisation did Nixon shrink?

Office of Economic Opportunity

Polls showed that what percentage of Americans believed over half on welfare could get a job if they wanted?

80%

What was FAP?

Family Assistance Plan

What did the FAP intend do?

Provide welfare for poorer families

How much money per year would those on FAP received?

$1, 600

How many more Americans would have been eligible for help under the FAP?

13 million more

What fraction of Americans opposed bussing in 1971?

8/9

How many unarmed South Vietnamese civilisans were killed by American soldiers during the My Lai massacre?

347

In what year was the My Lai massacre covered by major newspapers?

1969

What was the name of the investigative journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre?

Seymour Hersh

When were the Pentagon Papers released?

1971

When did the Cuyahoga River catch fire?

1969

What was the name of the river that caught fire in 1969?

Cuyahoga River

How many counter culture communes were established between 1965 and 1967?

Roughly 10, 000

What percentage of Americas population thought that protestors at the Moratorium protest were treated 'too leniently'?

84%

When was the Kent State Massacre?

May 4, 1970

How many students died during the Kent State massacre?

4

How many students were wounded during the Kent State massacre?

11

How many students were killed in 1969 at Jackson State Mississippi?

2

How many students were wounded in 1969 at Jackson State Mississippi?

12

Where else, other than Kent State, were student protestors killed by police in 1969?

Jackson State, Mississippi

How many protestors were arrested in the spring of 1970, in Washington alone?

10, 000

When did protests begin dying out?

1971

What was Nixon's plan known as?

New Federalism

How many members of the Black Panthers did Nixon indirectly kill?

28

What was the Supreme Court case that allowed bussing?

Swann vs Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

What was Nixon's Vietnam policy known as?

Vietnamisation

What four things did Nixon promise in 1968?

- New Federalism
- Law and Order
- Southern Strategy
- Vietnamisation

Why was Spiro Agnew forced to resign?

took bribes while governor and VP

What did Nixon's presidency become known as?

Imperial Presidency

What did CREEP stand for?

Committee to Re-Elect the President

What was the budget for CREEP?

$350, 000

What newspaper uncovered the Watergate Scandal?

The Washington Post

Name of the journalists who uncovered the Watergate Scandal?

Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein

Who supported Woodward and Bernstein?

Deep Throat AKA FBI associate Mark Felt

What was the Saturday Night Massacre?

Nixon fired his attorney general and deputy attorney general when they refuse to fire an attorney hired to investigate Watergate

When was Bobby Kennedy assassinated?

1968

Who were the White House Plumbers?

A team of political operatives ordered to hunt down leaks of information to the press

What was COINTELPRO?

Covert and illegal FBI programme designed to surveil, infiltrate, discredit and disrupt political organisations

When was COINTELPRO active?

1956 - 1967