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Topic: American Anti-War Movement

American Anti-War Movement

Years: 1964 - 1972

Opposition to the Vietnam War begins in 1964 on United States college campuses.

Student activism becomes a dominant theme among the baby boomers, growing to include many Americans.

Exemptions and deferments for the middle and upper classes result in the induction of a disproportionate number of poor, working-class, and minority registrants.

By 1968, a majority of Americans oppose the war.

"If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development."

— Aristotle, Politics, Book I, Chapter 2