Anti-Apartheid & Vietnam War Movements

What was a significant act by the US Congress in June 1963 regarding military involvement in Vietnam?

What event significantly escalated the ethnic violence in Rwanda in 1994?

How did the public reaction in the United States influence the Vietnam War?

What was the result of the military actions in Vietnam by April 1975?

What limited the effectiveness of General Romeo Dallaire's peacekeeping efforts in Rwanda?

Which organization was primarily responsible for leading the struggle against apartheid in South Africa?

What role did international opinion play in the Anti-Apartheid Movement?

In what year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?

What was the ANC's initial approach to combatting apartheid?

What major event did Mandela and other ANC leaders face in 1964?

What was one consequence of the American involvement in the Vietnam War by 1963?

Who was President of the United States during the significant escalation of the Vietnam War?

What was the status of the anti-war movement in the early years of American involvement in Vietnam?

Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa

Black South Africans fought apartheid through organizations like the ANC
Nelson Mandela, an ANC leader, initially used legal and civil disobedience, then violence in response to South African government actions
International pressure on South Africa included sanctions, trade reduction, loan refusals, and Olympic exclusion, isolating the country.
Mandela became a global symbol against apartheid and was arrested in 1962 for inciting a strike
Other ANC leaders were tried in 1964 for attempting violent overthrow.
In 1990, Mandela was freed from prison, and the ANC was allowed to operate again in South Africa.
The ANC won the first free interracial election in 1994, making Mandela the first black president.

The War Against the Vietnam War

The US deployed troops to South Vietnam in 1961 to support the Saigon government.
Increased American casualties and anti-war protests grew during Lyndon Johnson's presidency.
Johnson withdrew from public office in an attempt to end involvement.
Richard Nixon won the next election
Initially limited to academics, the anti-war movement expanded as American involvement increased, reaching over 500,000 troops by 1968 (drafted).
Television coverage brought the realities of the war to American homes.
The anti-war movement significantly influenced US foreign policy.
The Case-Church Amendment (1963) prohibited further intervention.
The war ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon.

Rwanda

In 1994, an estimated 800,000 people were killed in 100 days of ethnic violence.
Rwanda's population is primarily Hutu and Tutsi.
The death of the Hutu Rwandan president (in plane crash) triggered a retaliatory attack on Tutsi population.
UN peacekeeping forces, led by Romeo Dallaire, were not adequately equipped to deal with the crisis and were reduced by the US.
The international community largely failed to intervene effectively.

Explore the global and domestic movements against apartheid in South Africa and the Vietnam War. Learn about key figures such as Nelson Mandela and the impact of international pressure on South Africa, alongside the rise of anti-war protests in the United States during the Vietnam War. This quiz covers major events, strategies, and outcomes from these significant historical movements.