THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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Military leaders did not accurately report the African American casualty rate in Vietnam.
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Minorities were disproportionately drafted into combat units and had high casualty rates.
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African Americans were not allowed to serve in command positions during the war.
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Military service was seen as a poor way out of the poverty from which many minorities suffered.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Increasingly, Black activists charged that the war itself was racism, and many African Americans developed a sense of racial solidarity with the Vietnamese.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many wanted to prove their manhood, some wanted to prove their equality to white men, and many wanted to fight for the freedom of their people.
Detailed explanation-3: -Even before the act was passed, African American males from all over the country eagerly joined the war effort. They viewed the conflict as an opportunity to prove their loyalty, patriotism, and worthiness for equal treatment in the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The service of African-Americans in the military had dramatic implications for African-Americans. Black soldiers faced systemic racial discrimination in the army and endured virulent hostility upon returning to their homes at the end of the war.