THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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It did not lead to very many additional soldiers in the army.
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It was very unpopular.
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It was not strongly objected to by college students.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Antiwar activists viewed the draft as immoral and the only means for the government to continue the war with fresh soldiers. Ironically, as the draft continued to fuel the war effort, it also intensified the antiwar cause.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vietnam was the longest war in American history and the most unpopular American war of the 20th century. It resulted in nearly 60, 000 American deaths and in an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths.
Detailed explanation-3: -conscription, also called draft, compulsory enrollment for service in a country’s armed forces.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some critics argued that the law punished the poor, while others insisted that it interfered with states’ rights, since state-based militias had fought in previous wars. However, even with such conscription laws, both the Union and Confederate armies continued to rely mostly upon volunteers.