The SDS

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What does the SDS stand for?
the Students for a Democratic Society
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When was the SDS set up?
1959
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Why did Tom Hayden set up the SDS?
To give students a greater say in how courses and universities were run.
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The SDS denounced the Cold War and demanded controlled disarmament to...
avoid the possibility of a nuclear war.
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The SDS eventually formed groups in how many colleges and universities?
150
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The SDS first became known nationally in ..., when it organised a sit-in against a ban on political activities at the University of ... at Berkeley.
The SDS first became known nationally in 1964, when it organised a sit-in against a ban on political activities at the University of California at Berkeley.
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Membership increased, in ..., when President Johnson abolished student deferments. ... new SDS branches were set up.
Membership increased, in 1966, when President Johnson abolished student deferments. 300 new SDS branches were set up.
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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 recruiters for the CIA
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At the ... Democratic Convention in Chicago, SDS protesters, organised by ..., created a riot in order to destroy the election chances of pro-war candidate, Hubert Humphrey.
At the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, SDS protesters, organised by Tom Hayden, created a riot in order to destroy the election chances of pro-war candidate, Hubert Humphrey.
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