Peace Movements Flashcards
(24 cards)
How did nuclear arms race emerge?
Truman drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Soviet Union begin testing bombs in response
What drill was carried out in New York in 1951?
An atomic defense drill
What manifesto was issued in 1955 opposing nuclear war and by who?
Russel-Einstein Manifesto
B.Russel, A.Eisntein
What organization was formed in 1955 that opposed nuclear weapons and who formed it?
National committee for a sane nuclear policy (SANE)
N.Cousins, C.Pickett
What term was used to describe a first strike and counter strike devastation for nuclear nations
MAD
What organization was formed in 1957 that campaigned for nuclear disarmament? And who formed it?
Campaign for nuclear disarmament (CND)
JB.Priestley, K.Martin
What treat was signed by USA, UK, USSR that banned nuclear testing in Antartica?
Antarctic Treaty in 1959
What radical group held protests in London in the 1960s
The committee of 100
What organization did K. Caulkins form and when?
Student Peace Union (SPU)
1959
What war did the student movement target?
Vietnam war
What student organization was formed in 1960?
Students for a democratic society ( SDS)
What treaty was signed by USSR and USA during the Cuban missile crisis?
Limited test ban treaty in 1962
Tests could only be done underground.
Who organized the teach ins in 1965 and what did they do?
Staff at the university of Michigan
They taught students about the war
What committee was formed in 1965 which organized regular protests and turned the public against the war?
Vietnam Day Committee
VDC
What year were protests held in 80 countries around the world
1965
What year did the hippies emerge
1966
What did the war veteran as form and when?
The Vietnam veterans against the war
1967
What were the names given to the people who opposed the war and who supported the war
Doves
Hawks
What other forms of anti-war protests occurred in terms of pop culture from 1969-1974
Anti war songs
What organization organized the protest at the pentagon in 1967
The National committee to end the war in Vietnam (MOBE)
A.Hoffman, J.Rubin
What treaty was signed in to ban the testing of nuclear weapons in outer space?
Outer Space Treaty in 1967
What treaty was signed but the US, UK and USSR that pro,used not to spread nuclear weapons to other states?
Nuclear non-proliferation treaty in 1968
What happened at Kent state university
National guard opened fire at students on the 4 May 1970 during a protest.
What realty was signed by US and USSR that limited the production of nuclear arms?
Strategic Arms limitation Treaty (SALT 1) in 1973
SALT 2 in 1974
