What was the purpose of the Vietnam Moratorium?

The two objectives were to withdraw Australian troops from Vietnam and to end conscription. It came soon after the 1969 Coalition election victory, which meant for many people there would be little shift in government policy on Vietnam for at least three years.

What happened on October 15 1969 as a result of Vietnam war Moratorium Day?

On October 15, 1969, activists across the nation took part in one such rally. With an estimated two million participants, the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam remains one of the largest demonstrations in American history.

When was Vietnam’s largest protest?

April 17, 1965
April 17, 1965 was the largest anti-war protest to have been held in Washington, D.C. up to that time. The number of marchers (15,000–25,000) was close to the number of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam at the time (less than 25,000).

What protests were happening during the Vietnam war?

The first substantial demonstration, in October 1963, occurred when there were only American military advisers in Vietnam, and it opposed the government’s support for Ngo Dinh Diem, the repressive president of South Vietnam.

When was the moratorium against the Vietnam War?

New York’s gay-marriage law comes 42 years after the Stonewall riots that galvanized the gay-rights movement. Moratorium Against the Vietnam War, Nov. 15, 1969. In the frigid fall of 1969, more than 500,000 people marched on Washington to protest U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. It remains the largest political rally in the nation’s history.

What was the date of the student moratorium in 1970?

Work began quickly to organize the Moratorium. The original date was set for April 1970, but changed soon after to May 8, 9 and 10th, to coincide with protests in the USA, just days after the killings of four students at Kent State.

What did Agnew say about the Vietnam Moratorium?

On November 13, in Des Moines, Agnew lashed out in a speech against the Moratorium declaring that it was all the work of the media who were “a small and unelected elite that do not-I repeat do not-represent the view of America’.

Where did millions March in Vietnam in 1969?

The focal point was the capital, Washington DC, where more than 40 different activities were planned and about 250,000 demonstrators gathered to make their voices heard. I do believe this nation is in danger of committing itself to goals and personalities that guarantee the war’s continuance.