THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Protest Against the Vietnam War
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Opposition to the Arms Race
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Support for Gender Equality
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Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: Protesting Against the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. The student movement arose to demand free speech on college campuses, but as the US involvement in the Vietnam war expanded, the war became the main target of student-led protests.
Detailed explanation-3: -The antiwar movement began mostly on college campuses, as members of the leftist organization Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) began organizing “teach-ins” to express their opposition to the way in which it was being conducted.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did most college students who opposed the Vietnam War protest the fighting? They held sit-ins or used other nonviolent tactics.
Detailed explanation-5: -Draft-card burning became one of the most iconic forms of protest during the war. It was a gesture made by young men who wished to buck the system but were not comfortable with more extreme measures such as going to Canada, participating in riots, or destroying induction centers.