Silent Majority

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in The USA 1945–1974.

Definition

Richard Nixon's term for middle-class Americans who supported the Vietnam War and disliked the disorder of student protests.

Exam Context

Silent Majority appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially The USA 1945–1974 and Government and Dissent c.1964–1974.

Non-British Depth Studies The USA 1945–1974 Government and Dissent c.1964–1974

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

Political and Social Divisions: Vietnam and the Great Society

The USA 1945–1974 • Government and Dissent c.1964–1974

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