Question

What was one criticism of the Vietnam-era draft system?

Answer 1

What was one criticism of the Vietnam-era draft system?

It disproportionately affected working class young men and African Americans.

It unfairly prevented college students from pursuing their educations.

It applied only to young U.S. men and not to young U.S. women.

It gave too much control over deferments to federal rather than local officials.

Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

Graph showing the number of American troops in Vietnam from 1960 to 1969. The graph shows the following data 1960, 900 troops, 1961, 3,205 troops, 1962, 11,300 troops, 1963, 16,300 troops, 1964, 23,300 troops, 1965, 184,300 troops, 1966, 385,300 troops, 1967, 485,600 troops, 1968, 536,100 troops, and 1969, 475,200 troops.
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Which event most contributed to the changing troop levels shown in this graph?

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the draft age to 18 from 21.

U.S. and North Vietnamese ships exchanged fire in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Congress expanded presidential powers to wage war under the War Powers Act.

Communist troops launched a series of attacks during the Tet Offensive.

Answer 2

It disproportionately affected working class young men and African Americans, for the first one.