The protests at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago occurred in which year?

• A. 1968
• B. 1967
• C. 1969
• D. 1970

Answer: (A)

This item tests your knowledge of when the well-known protests at the Democratic National Convention happened, a moment that crystallized the Vietnam War era’s political turmoil and how it played out on television. In August 1968, Chicago hosted the Democratic National Convention. Thousands of antiwar demonstrators converged there, and the clashes with police outside and around Grant Park became a defining image of that year. The televised scenes helped shape public opinion and highlighted the deep divisions within American society and the Democratic Party during the height of the Vietnam War. Because these iconic events occurred in 1968, that is the year associated with the Chicago protests. The other years did not feature this famous confrontation.