16.3 A Nation Divided

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the U.S. soldiers who fought in Vietnam?

• Most soldiers were college students.

• Most soldiers voluntarily enlisted in the military.

• Most soldiers came from lower social economic classes.

• Most soldiers were members of the National Guard.

Multiple Choice

How was the New Left different from the "old left"?

• It demanded sweeping democratic and social changes in American society.

• It supported corporations taking over America.

• It tried to move the nation toward socialism.

• It opposed the Free Speech Movement.

Multiple Choice

How did the government alter the draft system in 1966?

• It raised the minimum age of service from 18 to 21.

• It changed deferments for college students.

• It passed legislation to phase out the draft.

• It instituted a draft lottery system.

Multiple Choice

The ____ focused on criticizing the nation's faceless and powerful business and government institutions. 

• The illuminati

• Free Enterprise Movement

• Green Peace

• Free Speech Movement

• Qanon

Match

Match the description to the correct term.

• favored stronger military force in Vietnam

• allowed students to put off military duty

• advocated U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam

• system that calls up citizens for military service

• served in disproportionate numbers in Vietnam

hawk

college deferment

dove

draft

African Americans

• hawk

• college deferment

• dove

• draft

• African Americans

Multiple Choice

Women joined in the war effort by volunteering their services to relief

and hospitality groups such as the American Red Cross and the United

Services Organization.

• True

• False