Draft System
African Americans and the Draft
Women and the Draft
Protests
War Divides Nation
100
The system that began the draft.
What is the Selective Service System?
100
This was the quote Martin Luther King Jr. tried to avoid but eventually placed concerns.
What is "cruel irony of African Americans fighting for democracy that they do not have"?
100
U.S. military status for women was this.
What is non-combat?
100
Movement demanding change was this movement.
What is the New Left Movement?
100
Main conflict of the nation was due to this.
What is the United States role in Vietnam?
200
Main reason why Americans did not want to become drafted for the Vietnam War.
What is faraway?
200
The department that steps in to settle the unbalance in the military.
What is the Defense Department?
200
Main role of women in military.
What is nurses during the war?
200
Organization that wanted greater individual freedom and reducing power from large corporations.
What is Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)?
200
Group that supports the war.
What is the hawks?
300
Since the draft was considered avoidable, the draft recieved this name.
What is a "manipulatable" draft?
300
Reason why Martin Luther King Jr. did not want to speak out against war.
What is MLKJ concern to divert attention from civil rights?
300
Organization that gave medical aid to soldiers and were usually women.
What is the American Red Cross?
300
Movement that struck down large businesses.
What is Free Speech Movement (FSM)?
300
Group that opposes the war.
What is the doves?
400
To recieve a college deferment was a way to do this.
What is an example of avoiding the draft?
400
Movement that was happening in the 1960's.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
400
An organization that delivered hospitality and entertainment to troops which women assisted.
What is United Services Organization (USO)?
400
30,000 protestors wanted more rights for college which Johnson responded to with this.
What is deferments to students with high academic standings?
400
Johnson's view of Vietnam throughout protests.
What is sticking to U.S. needs to continue containment?
500
The war was known as this because usually only this class could not avoid the draft.
What is the name working-class war mean?
500
Percent of combat deaths for African Americans.
What is 20% of combat deaths?
500
Women's battle at home was the opposition to this.
What is the Vietnam War effect on women?
500
Protests soon turned to resistance which was demonstrated in these two ways...
What is burning of draft cards or refusing and going to prison?
500
Name of Johnson's administration member that resigned because of war.
What is Robert McNamara?
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