Vietnam War and Protest Movements · US History

The 'Free Speech Movement' at UC Berkeley (1964) is often seen as a precursor to:

  1. The rise of the Moral Majority in the 1980s
  2. The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  3. The conservative reaction to the Great Society
  4. Student-led protests against the Vietnam War
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Correct answer: Student-led protests against the Vietnam War

The movement established the campus as a site for political activism. It proved that students could successfully organize to challenge university and government policies.

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