Questions: What distinguished the New Left from the "Old Left"? The New Left used violent revolutionary cells like the Weather Underground to force revolutionary change on a skeptical American public, while the Old Left was content to use traditional institutions like the Socialist party. The Old Left was primarily concerned with improving the conditions of the working class through voluntary societies, while the New Left sought to inspire college students to grassroots social activism. The Old Left was strictly focused on inspiring class resentment and violent revolutionary anger among workers toward the bourgeoisie, while the New Left sought to gradually take control of the federal government and impose socialism on American society from the top down. The New Left sought to use grassroots democracy and nonviolent demonstrations to give power to the people and change society, while the Old Left focused on orthodox Marxism. The New Left ideology spread to many other aspects of society and came to influence elite culture, while the Old Left remained an ideology of the working class and exerted little influence.

The New Left sought to use grassroots democracy and nonviolent demonstrations to give power to the people and change society, while the Old Left focused on orthodox Marxism.

This option is partially correct but misleading. While some factions of the New Left, like the Weather Underground, did resort to violence, the broader New Left movement was more associated with nonviolent protests and grassroots activism. The Old Left did indeed work through traditional institutions, but it was not solely content with them.

This option highlights a key difference: the Old Left's focus on the working class and the New Left's appeal to students. However, it oversimplifies the Old Left's methods and goals, which were more diverse than just voluntary societies.

This option mischaracterizes both movements. The Old Left was not strictly focused on violent revolution, and the New Left did not primarily aim to take control of the federal government to impose socialism.

This option accurately captures the essence of the New Left's approach, which emphasized grassroots activism and nonviolent protest, contrasting with the Old Left's focus on traditional Marxist theory and class struggle.

While the New Left did influence broader cultural aspects, this option does not fully capture the primary ideological and methodological differences between the two movements.