Students for a Democratic Society

Question 1

When and where was the SDS found?

Answer 1

• 1960
• Michigan University

Question 2

What was the SDS’s initial focus and what was it the first of?

Answer 2

• Improving campus rules and course content
• One of the very first student protest movements

Question 3

In 1962, what larger issues did the SDS shift to?

Answer 3

• Racial injustice, war, human rights violation
• Especially as when the US involvement in the Vietnam war escalated

Question 4

What tactics did SDS employ?

Answer 4

• Sit-ins
• Teach-ins
• Mass protest rallies

Question 5

Number of members and unis of the SDS by 1969?

Answer 5

• Over 100,000 members
• Across 150 universities

Question 6

How did the SDS impact the Vietnam war?

Answer 6

• Played a role in turning American against the Vietnam war
• Influencing the government to withdraw troops

Question 7

How did it impact the university?

Answer 7

• Less restrictive university policies
• Courses taught, took greater account of student wishes to an extent