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If the words "self determination of peoples..." means that individuals in the US were determined to stay out of the war...meaning stay out of the military; yes, their self determination to avoid the military draft (conscription) formed the protests, which formed the nucleus of the anti-war movement, which directly caused the downfall of the US Military's morale.

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