Substantial Opposition to America's Commitment to Vietnam Between 1965 and 1968

question 98

Multiple Choice

Substantial opposition to America's commitment to Vietnam between 1965 and 1968 came from

• A) America's European allies.
• B) Congress.
• C) the American public.
• D) many draft registrants.
• E) Senators Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy.

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Definitions:

Congress

The bicameral legislature of the United States government, comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making federal laws.

Slave Trade Ban

Legislation or measures implemented to prohibit the trade of enslaved individuals, such as the British Slave Trade Act of 1807 and the United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves in 1808.

British Impressments

The practice employed by the British Royal Navy of forcibly enlisting men into military service, often involving the capture of sailors from American ships in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.