Vietnam+1968

1968 In the USA

Leading Up to 1968... Tet Offensive...  LBJ says...  April 4...  RFK...
 * No clear cut winner in the war
 * Increase in American forces in SE Asia
 * Viet Cong proved to be the guiding force in South Vietnam
 * US tries to "pacify" South Vietnam
 * Optimistic reports are sent back
 * McNamara sees "a light at the end of the tunnel"
 * Overall, the public still supported America in Vietnam
 * An attack on US strongholds throughout Southern Vietnam by the VC
 * Eventually developed in a US Victory
 * Shook the Public, who thought the enemy was close to defeat
 * LBJ struggles-Congress cuts the Great Society budget
 * US involvement in the war is openly criticized
 * New defense states that the war seems impossible to win
 * Announces he won't run again even if you ask me to run in the election, because he feels he has lost his power (March 31, 1968)
 * Nation is turning against LBJ
 * April 4, 1968-MLK is shot
 * Race riots triggered across the Nation


 * Takes the leadership role (also JFK's brother)
 * He decides go for president
 * Then, he was assassinated in June

DNC...


 * Democratic National Convection
 * Chicago police beats the tar out of rioters
 * Chaos

1968 Election...


 * Hubert Humphrey, Nixon, and George Wallace all run
 * Richard Nixon Elected