anti–Vietnam War movement

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peace movement social movement

The anti–Vietnam War movement was a broad, often youth-led social and political campaign in the United States and abroad that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through protests, civil disobedience, and cultural resistance.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Vietnam War protests	4
anti–Vietnam War movement canonical	4
American anti–Vietnam War movement	1
Vietnam War era protests	1
Vietnam War protests in the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9744775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: anti–Vietnam War movement
Context triple: [Jerry Rubin, movement, anti–Vietnam War movement]

A. global 1968 movement
The global 1968 movement was a worldwide wave of youth-led protests and social upheavals challenging political authority, capitalism, imperialism, and traditional cultural norms across multiple continents.
B. Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a landmark 1964–65 student protest at UC Berkeley that became a defining catalyst for campus activism and the modern free speech and civil liberties movement in the United States.
C. hippie movement
The hippie movement was a 1960s countercultural phenomenon characterized by rejection of mainstream values, advocacy of peace and love, communal living, psychedelic experimentation, and a distinctive bohemian style.
D. nonviolence movement
The nonviolence movement is a social and political campaign strategy that seeks to achieve change through peaceful protest, civil disobedience, and noncooperation rather than physical force or violence.
E. National Democracy movement
The National Democracy movement was a Polish political current rooted in nationalist and right-wing ideology, influential in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: anti–Vietnam War movement
Target entity description: The anti–Vietnam War movement was a broad, often youth-led social and political campaign in the United States and abroad that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through protests, civil disobedience, and cultural resistance.

A. global 1968 movement
The global 1968 movement was a worldwide wave of youth-led protests and social upheavals challenging political authority, capitalism, imperialism, and traditional cultural norms across multiple continents.
B. Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a landmark 1964–65 student protest at UC Berkeley that became a defining catalyst for campus activism and the modern free speech and civil liberties movement in the United States.
C. hippie movement
The hippie movement was a 1960s countercultural phenomenon characterized by rejection of mainstream values, advocacy of peace and love, communal living, psychedelic experimentation, and a distinctive bohemian style.
D. nonviolence movement
The nonviolence movement is a social and political campaign strategy that seeks to achieve change through peaceful protest, civil disobedience, and noncooperation rather than physical force or violence.
E. National Democracy movement
The National Democracy movement was a Polish political current rooted in nationalist and right-wing ideology, influential in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	peace movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endTime	mid-1970s ⓘ
goal	end of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam ⓘ negotiated peace settlement in Vietnam ⓘ withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam ⓘ
hadParticipant	academics ⓘ artists ⓘ civil rights activists ⓘ intellectuals ⓘ musicians ⓘ religious leaders ⓘ students ⓘ veterans ⓘ
hadSlogan	Hell no, we won’t go ⓘ Make Love, Not War ⓘ
influenced	U.S. foreign policy debate ⓘ U.S. public opinion ⓘ subsequent peace movements ⓘ
influencedBy	New Left ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ linked to: American civil rights movement counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ pacifism ⓘ
location	Australia ⓘ Canada ⓘ Japan ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Korea ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America Western Europe ⓘ other countries ⓘ
notableEvent	1967 March on the Pentagon ⓘ 1968 Democratic National Convention protests ⓘ 1969 Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam ⓘ Kent State University protests ⓘ linked to: Kent State shootings
opposed	U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ
opposedPolicy	military draft in the United States ⓘ
startTime	early 1960s ⓘ
usedMethod	boycotts ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ cultural resistance ⓘ demonstrations ⓘ draft resistance ⓘ film ⓘ marches ⓘ music ⓘ protests ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ street theater ⓘ teach-ins ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jerry Rubin → movement → anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ

Tom Hayden → movement → anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ

Volunteers → associatedWithEvent → Vietnam War era protests ⓘ