Leaders of the Anti-War Movement

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Who was a prominent leader of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War?

  1. Martin Luther King Jr.

  2. Malcolm X

  3. John F. Kennedy

  4. Robert F. Kennedy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent leader of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War. He spoke out against the war and organized protests and demonstrations.

Which anti-war activist was known for his "flower power" philosophy?

  1. Abbie Hoffman

  2. Jerry Rubin

  3. Timothy Leary

  4. Allen Ginsberg


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Abbie Hoffman was an anti-war activist who was known for his "flower power" philosophy. He advocated for nonviolent protest and the use of art and music to promote peace.

Who was the leader of the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization that provided humanitarian aid during the Vietnam War?

  1. Norman Thomas

  2. A.J. Muste

  3. David Dellinger

  4. Dorothy Day


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A.J. Muste was the leader of the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization that provided humanitarian aid during the Vietnam War.

Which anti-war activist was a co-founder of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)?

  1. Tom Hayden

  2. Carl Oglesby

  3. Paul Potter

  4. Rennie Davis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tom Hayden was a co-founder of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), an anti-war organization that played a major role in the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War.

Who was a prominent anti-war activist and poet who wrote the poem "The War Prayer"?

  1. Mark Twain

  2. Walt Whitman

  3. Carl Sandburg

  4. Vachel Lindsay


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mark Twain was a prominent anti-war activist and poet who wrote the poem "The War Prayer", which satirized the glorification of war.

Which anti-war activist was a co-founder of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW)?

  1. John Kerry

  2. Ron Kovic

  3. Jan Scruggs

  4. Bobby Muller


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jan Scruggs was a co-founder of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), an organization of Vietnam War veterans who opposed the war.

Who was a prominent anti-war activist and author who wrote the book "The Pentagon Papers"?

  1. Daniel Ellsberg

  2. Anthony Russo

  3. Leslie Gelb

  4. Irving Kristol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Daniel Ellsberg was a prominent anti-war activist and author who wrote the book "The Pentagon Papers", which revealed the secret history of the Vietnam War.

Which anti-war activist was a co-founder of the Committee for Nonviolent Action (CNVA)?

  1. Bayard Rustin

  2. A.J. Muste

  3. David Dellinger

  4. Dorothy Day


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bayard Rustin was a co-founder of the Committee for Nonviolent Action (CNVA), an organization that promoted nonviolent resistance to war and injustice.

Who was a prominent anti-war activist and journalist who wrote the book "The Best and the Brightest"?

  1. David Halberstam

  2. Neil Sheehan

  3. Stanley Karnow

  4. Peter Arnett


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

David Halberstam was a prominent anti-war activist and journalist who wrote the book "The Best and the Brightest", which criticized the decision-making of the U.S. government during the Vietnam War.

Which anti-war activist was a co-founder of the War Resisters League (WRL)?

  1. Norman Thomas

  2. A.J. Muste

  3. David Dellinger

  4. Dorothy Day


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Norman Thomas was a co-founder of the War Resisters League (WRL), an organization that promotes nonviolent resistance to war and militarism.

Who was a prominent anti-war activist and author who wrote the book "The Politics of Truth"?

  1. Howard Zinn

  2. Noam Chomsky

  3. Edward Said

  4. Gore Vidal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Howard Zinn was a prominent anti-war activist and author who wrote the book "The Politics of Truth", which criticized the U.S. government's foreign policy.

Which anti-war activist was a co-founder of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE)?

  1. David Dellinger

  2. Rennie Davis

  3. Tom Hayden

  4. Carl Oglesby


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

David Dellinger was a co-founder of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE), an organization that coordinated anti-war protests and demonstrations.

Who was a prominent anti-war activist and author who wrote the book "The Power Elite"?

  1. C. Wright Mills

  2. William Domhoff

  3. G. William Domhoff

  4. Ralph Miliband


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

C. Wright Mills was a prominent anti-war activist and author who wrote the book "The Power Elite", which analyzed the concentration of power in the hands of a small group of elites.

Which anti-war activist was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?

  1. Roger Baldwin

  2. Crystal Eastman

  3. Felix Frankfurter

  4. Lillian Wald


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Roger Baldwin was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), an organization that defends civil liberties and opposes government overreach.

Who was a prominent anti-war activist and author who wrote the book "The End of History and the Last Man"?

  1. Francis Fukuyama

  2. Samuel Huntington

  3. Zbigniew Brzezinski

  4. Henry Kissinger


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Francis Fukuyama was a prominent anti-war activist and author who wrote the book "The End of History and the Last Man", which argued that the end of the Cold War marked the end of history as a struggle between competing ideologies.

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