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Chapter 20
Section 3
African Americans
were less likely than
whites to become
commissioned
officers.
They were more likely
to serve, and die, in
combat positions.
Inequalities in
the draft led
to widespread
resistance
against
the war.
In 1969, the
draft was
restructured
to introduce a
lottery
system.
Generation
Civil
Left political
movement whose members
movement
provided a forum for
Teach In
Weathermen
Beyond
college
campuses,
more
and more
Americans
also
opposed
the war.
Images on TV began to
make Americans
question our
involvement in Vietnam
In November 1967,
General Westmoreland
addressed the nations
concerns about the
war.
He claimed the
Vietcong had
weakened and could
no longer mount a
major attack.
The new
Secretary of
Defense, Clark
Clifford,
recommended
that President
Johnson pursue
peace, rather
than victory,
in Vietnam.
Eugene McCarthy
Peace
candidate
Had
Had
support of anti-establishment
Democrats
Many
Richard Daley
Mayor
of Chicago
Place
Orders
police to use
force on protestors as
convention is ready to
Eventually the
Democrats
chose Hubert
Humphrey,
Johnsons
Vice President
as their
presidential
candidate.
Republicans
held a more
peaceful
convention,
choosing
Richard M.
Nixon as
their
presidential
candidate.
Vice
President of LBJ
Strong
advocate of civil
rights and social justice.
Hurt
by his support of
Vietnam
He benefited because
Democrats were split
between Humphrey and
George Wallace, a thirdparty candidate from the
South.