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6. The SDS was heavily involved in anti-war protests which reached their peak during 1968-70. In the first half of 1968, there were more than ... demonstrations against the war.

  • 300
  • 400
  • 100
  • 200

7. When was the SDS set up?

  • 1960
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1957

8. Why did Tom Hayden set up the SDS?

  • To allow students to share opinions and meet with students from other universities.
  • To organise student riots and protests.
  • To give students a greater say in how courses and universities were run.
  • To allow students to have their voice heard and make new friends.

9. How many members did the SDS have by the end of the1960s?

  • 100,000
  • 200,000
  • 50,000
  • 150,000

10. The SDS organised a variety of activities against the war in Vietnam including staging draft card burning, harassing ..., occupying buildings in the universities and destroying draft card records.

  • campus political representatives
  • campus recruiters for the CIA
  • campus recruiters for the army

11. What does the SDS stand for?

  • the Students for Democracy Society
  • the Students for a Different Society
  • the Students for a Democratic Society
  • the Students for a Developed Society