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? 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”

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

Draft Lottery System 1969

Women serve in noncombat roles

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

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

Draft resisters Many jailed Some fled to Canada

Doves vs. Hawks

Robert McNamara Resigns to head the World Bank