CLEP US History II

Answer: D - The New Left was a radically liberal political ideology that was prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. It included the politically active faction of the hippie movement. Many college students were involved, some of whom were mobilized by an organization called Students for a Democratic Society. Their values were extreme, and they often demonstrated in equally dramatic fashion-some of the adherents readily employed violence to communicate their message. They were much farther to the left than the mainstream Democratic Party, which led to New Left conflicts with both Democrats and Republicans. As a result, members of the New Left failed to make a lasting political impact. However, for many people, they are the most memorable political faction of the time, and in subsequent decades, liberal movements invoked the New Left’s spirit as a rallying point. The Vietnam Conflict, identity rights, and free-speech rights were paramount to their cause. Tom Hayden, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, and Mario Savio are some of the people associated with the ideology.