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What happened at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968? Pick one

Politicians devised a plan to pull U.S. troops out of Vietnam in an effort to end the war.

Young adults showed up to protest the war, and the world watched as it turned violent.

Nixon used it as a platform to appeal to the "Silent Majority" of Americans during his campaign.


Hubert Humphrey lost the Democratic nomination for the presidential election.

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The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War that took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The protests lasted approximately seven days, from August 23 to August 29, 1968.