Which agency was created protect the environment?
(EPA)
Who came up with Earth Day?
Senator Gaylord Nelson
What created the EPA?
Dece
What were two things that were protested on the first Earth Day?
Dirty air and water seemed to be the norm. In addition, the war was raging in Vietnam, and college students and the counterculture in the United States protested nationwide in opposition to it.
What is the longest protest in history?
The White House Peace Vigil is an anti-nuclear weapons peace vigil started by William Thomas in 1981. Thomas believed it to be the longest running uninterrupted anti-war protest in U.S. history.
What protests have worked?
7 Influential Protests in American History
- Boston Tea Party. Dec. 16, 1773.
- Women’s Suffrage Parade. March 3, 1913.
- The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Aug.
- Stonewall Riots. June 28 to July 3, 1969.
- Occupation of Alcatraz. Nov.
- The March for Our Lives. March 24, 2018.
- Telegramgate Protests. July 14 to July 24, 2019.
Who were Nixon’s silent majority?
The term was popularized by U.S. President Richard Nixon in a televised address on November 3, 1969, in which he said, “And so tonight—to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans—I ask for your support.” In this usage it referred to those Americans who did not join in the large demonstrations against the …
What were people who opposed the Vietnam War?
The small antiwar movement grew into an unstoppable force, pressuring American leaders to reconsider its commitment. Peace movement leaders opposed the war on moral and economic grounds. The North Vietnamese, they argued, were fighting a patriotic war to rid themselves of foreign aggressors.
Why did people support the Vietnam War?
China had become communist in 1949 and communists were in control of North Vietnam. The USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. It decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.