 With the civil rights movement as a source of inspiration and a guide, Mexican-Americans started what is referred to as the Chicano Movement, seeking greater rights for themselves and their undocumented relations.At the same time, the Vietnam War was becoming an ever-bigger catalyst for anti-war sentiment in the United States, and it became evident that most war casualties came from the working class.Chicano youth in the movement viewed this from a racial perspective, arguing that the Mexican-Americans and other minorities were carrying the main burden of the war.