Question

Why were the Students for a Democratic Society a significant group in the 1960s? They held the first national protest against the war in Vietnam. They organized an iconic three-day festival of countercultural music. They organized rallies in support of US involvement in the Vietnam War. They held the first sit-ins and teach-ins to assert students’ right to free speech.

Answer 1

OPTION A: They held the first national protest against the war in Vietnam.

Students for a Democratic Society (1960-74) was a student activist organization of the U.S., initially engaged in civil rights movement. It was responsible for organizing the first national protest against the war in Vietnam on Washington, D.C., in April 1965. Since then, the SDS grew more militant especially about issues relating to the war.

Answer 2

The correct answer is  A. they held the first national protest against war in Vietnam