THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Hawks were people who opposed the Vietnam War, and doves were people who supported the Vietnam War.
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Doves were people who opposed the Vietnam War, and hawks were people who supported the Vietnam War.
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Doves were Democrats, and hawks were Republicans.
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Doves were members of the media, and hawks were politicians.
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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: -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-3: -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-4: -Early initiatives by the United States under Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy received broad support. Only two members of the United States Congress voted against granting Johnson broad authority to wage the war in Vietnam, and most Americans supported this measure as well.
Detailed explanation-5: -Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.