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1968 People
World History Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tom Brokaw | reported the movie 1968 |
| Walter Cronkite | "If I have lost Cronkite, I have lost middle America."; said the war in Vietnam was unwinnable; reporter/ journalist |
| Lydon Banes Johnson (LBJ) | □ Lindon Baynes Johnson ® Vice President to JFK ® Democrat □ Committed troops to Vietnam □ People hated him for starting war, decided not to run again |
| Martin Luther King (MLK) | black nonviolent activist; I have a dream; shot and killed |
| Richard Nixon | democratic presidential nominee; won election and resigned in disgrace over war escalation in Vietnam |
| Cleveland Sellers | worked to help Black Power and was killed in Orange Burg Massacre |
| Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) | democratic presidential nominee and wanted to stop war in Vietnam; shot and sent to hospital where he died. |