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AP U.S. History Exam 2.50. What was the major concern of the Students for a Democratic Society and other leftist groups of the 1960s and 70s?
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We've skimmed this before... [ mumbles ]
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[ mumbling continues ]
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All right, and the question:
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What was the major concern of the Students for a Democratic Society
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and other leftists groups of the 1960s and 70s?
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And here are your potential answers.
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All right, these ones right here. What do you think?
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Hmm...
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All right, well the 1960s and 70s featured all kinds of
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social upheaval, and the Students for a Democratic Society
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wanted to make sure they had a vote in this heated cultural debate.
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Were the SDS and other leftist groups
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primarily concerned that B -
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traditional family values were being eroded
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and moral decline was on the rise?
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Well, hmm. That sounds more like the Conservative movement's territory,
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so we can conservatively say it's not B.
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Would members of the SDS have been concerned that C -
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big businesses were too involved with the nation's military?
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Well, the SDS was, in fact, concerned about big business involvement with military,
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but that was only one area of government the SDS believed
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was too closely influenced by lobbyists.
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Could members of the SDS have been worried that D -
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the national government was too powerful?
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Well, actually, the SDS was interested in having a government that
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protected minorities and provided safety nets for individuals
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who couldn't provide for themselves.
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So if we dump D, that means the SDS and other leftist groups were worried that
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A - the government was not doing enough
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to change economic and social inequalities.
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Despite the upswing in liberal thinking during the late 20th century,
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groups like the Students for a Democratic Society felt the
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government needed to work even harder to balance inequalities
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in the social and economic equation.
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So A is the correct answer.
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Later on, some members of the SDS became so enraged
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with inequality that they formed the Weather Underground,
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a radical offshoot that brewed some violent storms
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in their, uh, tempest for social change.
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