SDS History
The acronym of SDS is made up of these words.
What are Students for a Democratic Society?
What is Lebanon?
These two economists/philosophers are credited with the invention of scientific socialism.
Who are Karl Marx and Fredrick Engles?
SDS was originally founded to protest this war.
What was the Vietnam War?
This famous scientist, most well-known for his theory of relativity, also wrote the article Why Socialism? in 1949.
Who was Albert Einstein?
SDS was reformed in the early 2000s to protest this war.
What is the Iraq War?
This event in chicago, in which workers striking for an 8-hour work day clashed with the police, is commemorated by International Workers Day (May 1st / May Day / Labor Day).
What was the Haymarket (Affair / Riot / Massacre)?
Current Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin joined the board of this company, the second-largest arms company in the world, in April of 2016.
What is Raytheon?
This American Marxist-Leninist and Black Panther was known for his work in forming the Rainbow Coalition before his assassination during a raid by the Chicago police.
Who was Fred Hampton?
Rennard C. Davis and Tom Hayden, SDS founding members, were part of this group who were tried for their involvement in the 1968 DNC protests.
Who were The Chicago 8 (7)?
This socialist Chilean president was overthrown in a violent coup backed by the United States on September 11th, 1973.
Who was Salvador Allende?
This document was the founding document of SDS.
What is the Port Huron Statement?
This Polish-German revolutionary socialist and anti-war advocate played a key role in the Spartacist uprising in Germany and was executed along with Karl Liebknecht on the orders of Defense Minister Gustav Noske, a member of the ruling Social Democratic Party.
Who is Rosa Luxemburg (Rozalia Luksenburg)?