1. Unit 8: Vietnam

2.  Sit Ins  In sit-ins, protesters usually seat themselves at some strategic location (inside a restaurant, in a street to block it, in a government or corporate office, and so on).  They remain until they are evicted, usually by force, or arrested, or until their requests have been met

3.  A teach-in is similar to a general educational forum on any complicated issue, usually an issue involving current political affairs  Teach-ins provide information for the masses on what a protest is about and the reasons for protesting.  Teach –ins usually happen before other forms of protest

4.  During the Vietnam War, in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono held two week-long Bed-Ins for Peace in Amsterdam and Montreal, which were their non-violent ways of protesting wars and promoting peace.  The idea is derived from a "sit-in", in which a group of protesters remains seated in front of an establishment until they are evicted, arrested, or their demands are met.

5.  In the simplest form of a die-in, protesters simply lie down on the ground and pretend to be dead, sometimes covering themselves with signs or banners.  For added realism, fake blood or blood- stained bandages are sometimes used, as well as simulated death throes and writhing from the protesters.

6.  Demonstrations with masses of people fighting for a singular cause  Often times have a central meeting place they are going to where people will hear speakers or music groups  Protesters for marches and rallies often have signs stating what they are protesting, or fighting for.

7.  Draft dodgers were young men who had been drafted who avoided the draft by:  Running to Canada or other countries  Burning their Draft cards  Claiming or creating a physical problem

8.  Kent State  (also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre)  occurred at Kent State University in the U.S. city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970.  Started with 500 student protesters against the Vietnam War and grew to a couple thousand  The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.