The draft.
They ignored draft notices and became conscientious objectors.
They ignored draft notices and became conscientious objectors.
College students. (They were draft age).
American public opinion opposed it. Screw e2020 !
The main opposition came from Copperheads, who were Southern sympathizers. Irish Catholics opposed the war due to the draft.
was a kind of draft that the wealthy could buy their way out of and was strongly opposed in the north
Hippies were against the draft during the Vietnam War because it represented the government's forced involvement in a war they opposed. They believed in nonviolence and rejected the idea of being conscripted to fight in a war they did not support. The draft also symbolized the establishment and authority that hippies were generally against.
Draft and draught are the homophones meaning order of money and current of air. A Demand Draft is similar to a check except that the amount is pre-withdrawn from your account or paid in cash when creating one. The person being paid has zero risk as demand drafts cannot or will not bounce (as opposed to a check). A draft is a current of air present generally in enclosed or small spaces (as opposed to a breeze, which is generally outdoors and spread across large areas).
The military draft. Which groups? Those that were effected by the military draft; young men and their supporters (wives, girlfriends, sisters, cousins, etc. etc. etc.).
since it was most vehemently opposed by college students, one could say that the demonstrations showed that the war was most opposed by those eligible for the draft and their peers.
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