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A Nation Divided

A Nation Divided. Chapter 30 Section 3. Draft. Many Vietnam soldiers called to service under the draft (Selective Service System est. during World War I) Males had to register w/ local draft boards at 18. A manipulatable system?.

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A Nation Divided

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  1. A Nation Divided Chapter 30 Section 3

  2. Draft • Many Vietnam soldiers called to service under the draft (Selective Service System est. during World War I) • Males had to register w/ local draft boards at 18

  3. A manipulatable system? • 1,000s of men found ways around the draft – medical exemptions, National Guard, college deferment • 80% of US soldiers from lower economic levels – “working class war”

  4. African American Involvement • African American troops – 20% of combat deaths, 10% of population • MLK, Jr. protests

  5. Draft Lottery System • 1969

  6. Women serve in noncombat roles

  7. Roots of Opposition • Students lead many protests • New Left • Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) - 1960 • Free Speech Movement (FSM) – 1964 – Cal

  8. Protest Movement Emerges • Teach-ins • Marches on Wash., D.C. • “Burn cards, not people!” • “Hell, no, we won’t go”

  9. Draft resisters • Many jailed • Some fled to Canada

  10. Doves vs. Hawks

  11. Robert McNamara • Resigns to head the World Bank

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