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History of the Antiwar Movement

By JSCHOOLEY
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    Antiwar Movement

  • Students for a Democratic Society is formed

    Founded by Tom Hayden and Al Haber. Protested the Vietnam War, and many other issues.

  • Free Speech Movement made at University of California

    Led by Mario Savio, one of the protesting groups of the Vietnam War.

  • SDS, April D.C. March

    Consisted of 20,000 protesters.

  • SDS, November, D.C. March

    Another SDS march consisting of 30,000+ protesters

  • Central Park protest

    In the spring of '67, nearly 500,000 protesters gathered in Central Park.

  • Lincoln Memorial Demonstration

    Drew about 75,000 protesters, 30,000 of them later locked arms and marched on the Pentagon. 1,500 were injured while at Pentagon, 700 arrested.

  • Tet Offensive

    The North Vietnamese suprise attacked the South invading territory deep in enemy territory, such as the capitol Saigon. This changed many people view of the war.

  • Invasion of Cambodia

    U.S. troops invaded Cambodia to clear out North Vietnamese and Vietcong supply centers. Caused a burst of protests from college students, 1.5 million students shut down 1,200 colleges.

  • Kent State shootings

    Protester at Kent State University were fired upon by the National Guard, killing 4.

  • Nixon phased out Draft

    Nixon phases out draft in early 70s because of draft resistance.

  • Pentagon Papers released

    Papers that entailed the governments plans for the Vietnam War.

  • Last troops leave Vietnam

    For America, the Vietnam War ended that day.