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Male college students were concerned about maintaining a 2.0 academic average and carrying 18 units of semester hours, other wise they faced being drafted into military service. By maintaining the above, they retained a "college deferment."
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∙ 17y agothey felt that it was important for the united states to win because of communisim and they wanted all of it gone.
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Who didn't have to go to the Vietnam war?
College students and physically unfit men.
What reasons can you not be drafted into a war?
College students and mentally/physically unfit men are usually deferred from military service.
What were Vietnam War draft resistors?
In general many of the protestors during the Vietnam Era were college students and other young people. Perhaps the most significant protest took place at Kent State University where National Guard troops opened fire and killed four college students. Protest of the Vietnam War was popularized and made an icon by various musicians such as Creedence Clearwater Revival's anthem "Fortunate Son". Much discontent was created by the fact that many wealthier Americans were not drafted into service and avoided the war by going to college or even moving to Canada.
Do you agree with the Vietnam war or not?
i feel like it does it isn't right> :(
Did Berkely provide support to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
College students in general were the primary anti-draft (anti-war) protesters; Berkley University in the San Francisco Bay Area was prime headquarters for the anti-draft movement. A movement which supported the enemy of the US grunt.
Who cooordinated the Vietnam war protests?
Mostly college students.
What organizations opposed Vietnam war?
College students. (They were draft age).
Who didn't have to go to the Vietnam war?
College students and physically unfit men.
Who were the first group of Americans to publicly denounce the Vietnam war?
College Students
How can you avoid the Vietnam War?
Full time college students were draft exempt (draft deferred).
What were the exemptions for the military draft during the Vietnam War?
College students were the number 1 draft deferments.
The Vietnam War was protested by .?
Primarily by college students; the worst case occurring at Kent State University in 1970.
What reasons can you not be drafted into a war?
College students and mentally/physically unfit men are usually deferred from military service.
What event took place at Kent state during the Vietnam War?
college students were protesting and were shot at by the national guard.
What group of people began to openly criticize the Vietnam War for the first time after the Tet Offensive?
college students like me.
What issues did the students for a democratic society focus on by 1964?
The students for a democratic society, in 1964, focused on the escalation in the Vietnam War. They also focused on the civil rights movement.
By 1967 how did most Americans feel about us involvement in the Vietnam war?
By 1967, most American students did not favor U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. There were many demonstrations taking place against the war. Soldiers coming home from the war were not greeted warmly.
