Anti-War Movement In The 1960s Research Paper

Select a group of people that made a significant contribution to the anti-war movement in the 1960s. How did they achieve this?

During the 1960s, many countercultures flourished, protesting against iniquities and inequalities which were still present in America at the time. One of these groups was the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), primarily known for opposing the Vietnam War. Students for a Democratic Society was an antiwar organization that defended Student Rights and protested against violence. Alan Haber, Aryeh Neier, Bill Ayers and Tom Hayden conceived this association in the 1960s at the University of Michigan. These protestors incited riots against wars and even helped change a few laws.

Many Americans volunteered to fight in the Vietnam War against communist rule. Despite this, there still weren’t enough soldiers to beat the Vietnamese army after the catastrophe of World War II. This caused the reintroduction of drafting, which meant people were forced into fighting rather than volunteering. In the United States, this method of recruitment arose a few times before the Vietnam War. It occurred in the US Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Cold War. Students for a Democratic Society held various campaigns protesting against drafting. The members found it unfair that any person could be chosen and forced to go to Vietnam. Protesting against drafting caused people who had family members or friends taken to the Vietnam War to join the activism against the government and military. …show more content…
Much of the money which SDS generated was donated to other associations that supported gay rights (Gay liberation movement 1960s) or protested against the illegality of abortion (Woman's liberation movement 1960s). Nowadays abortion is legal in the United States, and gay marriage has recently been legalized in all 50