1. A Nation Divided
Chapter 30 Section 3

2. 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

4. 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”

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

6. Draft Lottery System
1969

8. Women serve in noncombat roles

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

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

13. Draft resisters
Many jailed
Some fled to Canada

14. Doves vs. Hawks

15. Robert McNamara
Resigns to head the World Bank