USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -DOVES AND HAWKS are terms applied to people based upon their views about a military conflict. A dove is someone who opposes the use of military pressure to resolve a dispute; a hawk favors entry into war. The terms came into widespread use during the Vietnam War, but their roots are much older than that conflict.

Detailed explanation-2: -2. A person who opposed the Vietnam war and believed that the United States should withdraw from it. 3. The doves were against the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -The doves were largely younger people, especially college students. The doves preached messages of peace and love. In their eyes, the war was unjust and was killing thousands of young American men only to help the profits of US companies.

Detailed explanation-4: -War hawks are the opposite of doves. The terms are derived by analogy with the birds of the same name: hawks are predators that attack and eat other animals, whereas doves mostly eat seeds and fruit and are historically a symbol of peace.

Detailed explanation-5: -Popularly, “hawks” are those who advocate an aggressive foreign policy based on strong military power. “Doves” try to resolve international conflicts without the threat of force.