THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Their parents wanted them to go
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It was a chance to get away from the country
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They could have more of a say in what military division they would be in
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They did it in order to avoid having to go to college
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Detailed explanation-1: -The military draft brought the war to the American home front. During the Vietnam War era, between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. military drafted 2.2 million American men out of an eligible pool of 27 million.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the purpose of the draft? Conscription, or the draft, refers to the mandatory requirement of military service by individuals. Registering for the draft is an extension of one of the obligations that the government requires citizens to meet: to defend the United States when called upon.
Detailed explanation-3: -From 1948 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means.
Detailed explanation-4: -A draft is the mandatory enrollment of individuals into the armed forces. The United States military has been all-volunteer since 1973. But an act of Congress could still reinstate the draft in case of a national emergency.