Worksheets1968: A Tumultuous Year, Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who became the new defense secretary under Johnson?
Robert McNamara
Clark Clifford
Walter Cronkite
Dean Rusk
Who was the first chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee?
Martin Luther King
Medgar Evers
John Lewis
Malcolm X
The Vietnamese New Year is called...
The Glorious Arising
My Lai
Croatia
Tet
What did the Vietnamese use to commemorate the deaths of people on Jan. 30th?
firecrackers
coffins
flowers
black ribbons
Where was the peace talks located?
London, England
Hamburg, Germany
Paris, France
Mexico City, Mexico
Who launched a sneak attack on 100 towns and cities in South Vietnam?
Vietminh
Vietdiem
Vietcong
Vietrong
During the month long Tet Offensive, how many Vietcong were killed?
3,000
32,000
50,000
500,000
Who declared an overwhelming victory for America and South Vietnam in the Tet Offensive?
Westmoreland
Johnson
Nixon
Ho Chi Mihn
What type of person was referred to as a "dove?"
(a)
Who gave a negative report on the war to the American people after the Tet Offensive?
Walter Cronkite
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Westmoreland
Richard Nixon
Who was the senator in 1967 that became the Democratic nominee to run for President?
Eugene McCarthy
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Richard Nixon
What did protesters do to require the Federal Army out protect the Capitol and the White House?
(a)
In which university did protests erupt in April of 1968 that resulted in students taking over campus building and eventually 900 being arrested?
Columbia University
Harvard University
Kent State University
Penn State University
What was the purpose of over 10,000 protesters at the 1968 Democratic Presidential Primary in Chicago?
They wanted America to ramp up the reaction to the War.
They wanted the party to adopt an "antiwar" platform.
They wanted Robert Kennedy to win the nomination.
They wanted Hubert Humphry to win the nomination.
Who ran as an independent candidate in the 1968 election?
Robert Kennedy
Walter Cronkite
George Wallace
Edward McCarthy
Who won the 1968 election for President?
Lyndon Johnson
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Ricard Nixon
Which president ended American involvement in the Vietnam War?
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
George Wallace
Fichard Nixon
How were the protesters dispersed at the 1968 Democratic Party in Chicago?
Tear gas & attack dogs
Tear gas & Night sticks
Nightsticks & Mace
Mace & attack dogs
What helped the Republicans win the 1968 Presidential election?
The Tet Offensive
The 1968 riots in Chicago
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
The assassination of Martin L. King, Jr.
Who shot Robert F. Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sirhan Sirhan
George Wallace
John Wilkes Booth
