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Why did Americans have trouble understanding US involvement in the Vietnam War?

The draft was a burden to the population, but fairly drafted all Americans.

Members of the counterculture trusted the government to keep the peace.

The United States’ motivations and priorities in Vietnam were uncertain.

The Viet Cong’s guerilla tactics did not pose a threat to South Vietnam.

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Why did many Americans consider the draft for the Vietnam War to be unfair?

College students were more likely to be drafted and to serve.

Drafted soldiers were sent to fight in Vietnam immediately.

Members of the counterculture were more likely to be drafted.

Men from low-income families often could not defer the draft.

The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) agreement in 1972 brought about

the creation of documents that officially ended the Cold War.

the US recognition of China for the first time since 1949.

the regulation of Chinese production of missiles that carried nuclear weapons.

the regulation of Soviet production of missiles that carried nuclear weapons.

The constitutional issue at the heart of United States v. Nixon is best described as

whether the Supreme Court could hear the case.

the right of a president to resist impeachment.

the extent to which the separation of powers was allowed.

whether laws had been broken during the Watergate incident.

Which is an example of an act of civil disobedience?

burning a draft card

attending an antiwar speech

singing an antiwar song

going to a music festival

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