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It can be referred to as the "Poor Man's War" because mostly the poor or working class men were drafted in. The college attending men who would normally be drafted in were exempt, as well as men who were sons of politicians and such. There were many ways to get around the draft but the people who could not get around it ended up being the poor and working class men of the country.
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What does the phrase rich mans war and poor mans fight mean?
An act for "enrolling and calling out the National Forces"
Why did people in the south refer the civil war as rich mans war and poor mans fight?
People in the South referred to the Civil War as "The rich mans' war and the poor mans' fight" because the North [the rich men] due to the industrial revolution had more money and you tactics and weapons one might use in a major war. While the South [the poor men] were still economically based through agriculture and did not have the extra money the North had because they stayed that way and did not industrialised the South had to use more common weapons and different tactics to match up with the weapons they had to use.
Who lived in Vietnam during the Vietnam war?
Q who was the victor of the Vietnam war? A I have no idea who won the Vietnam war!!!!
Was the Vietnam war in Pennsylvania?
No, the Vietnam War was in Vietnam
In the wake of institution of the draft why did some call the conflict 'a rich mans war but a poor mans fight'?
The phrase "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight" emerged during the draft as it highlighted the disparity in how socioeconomic status influenced participation in the conflict. Wealthy individuals could often evade military service through various means, such as paying for substitutes or securing deferments, while the less affluent had no such options and were compelled to enlist. This created a perception that the burdens of war disproportionately fell on the poor, fueling resentment and protests against the draft and the war itself.
Why did poor southerns complain about a rich mans war but a poor mans fight?
It meant poor white trash fighting for the continued wealth of slave-owners
What does the phrase rich mans war and poor mans fight mean?
An act for "enrolling and calling out the National Forces"
Why did many soldiers call the civil war a rich mans war but a poor mans fight?
Rich men could pay a man to take their place in the draft. Therefore poor men fought in a rich man's place.
When was poor mans cotton made?
it was made in 1944 during the second civil war.
Why did people in the south refer the civil war as rich mans war and poor mans fight?
People in the South referred to the Civil War as "The rich mans' war and the poor mans' fight" because the North [the rich men] due to the industrial revolution had more money and you tactics and weapons one might use in a major war. While the South [the poor men] were still economically based through agriculture and did not have the extra money the North had because they stayed that way and did not industrialised the South had to use more common weapons and different tactics to match up with the weapons they had to use.
Is Vietnam a poor country?
Vietnam used to be a poor country in the war times but from that day on they created more things like rivers to form a better enviroment.
Why did the military's draft lead some people to describe the war as a poor mans fight?
because rich people pay poor people to fight in the war because they don't want to fight in the war
Climate during the war in Vietnam?
If I could pick one word to described it, it would be "unrest."
Why many US citizens disagreed with fighting in the Vietnam War?
it was an unjust war,half the people didnt know were vietnam was.we were drafting the poor and minority.the rich paid to get deferments.
What helped end the war in Vietnam?
The people of the United States came to feel that the war in Vietnam was unjustified. President Nixon withdrew troops and the North Vietnamese aided by China took over South Vietnam.
Are the people that were fighting inthe Vietnam war rich?
a few may be, but most aren't; and a lot of them are dirt poor.
Why Americans stopped supporting the war in Vietnam?
We were losing. We're poor losers. Not too hard to figure out the rest.
