Typo in #2
fight, they were old enough to fight.
You mean VOTE
1. What caused a division between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the black power movement?
A: For Martin Luther King, Jr., Black Power was ‘‘essentially an emotional concept’’ that meant ‘‘different things to different people." However, for the black power movement, Black Power meant violence and black separatism. Hence, this controversy over Black Power caused a division between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the black power movement.
2. What led to the passage of the Twenty-sixth Amendment?
A: The Vietnam War led to the passage of the Twenty-sixth Amendment because anger over the military draft fueled discussions of voting age. Many draftees argued that if they were old enough to fight, they were old enough to fight.
3. Why did President Johnson decide not to run for reelection in 1968?
A: President Johnson decided not to run for reelection in 1968 for a couple of reasons. First, Johnson’s popularity suffered immensely due the Vietnam War. Secondly, public opinion no longer favored the president so his polls numbers were dwindling. And lastly, Johnson did not want to “permit the presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions that [were] developing in this political year” (791).
4. How did the Vietnam War affect Americans' attitudes toward international conflicts and the use of United States troops overseas?
A: The Vietnam War made many Americans become more reluctant to intervene in the affairs of other nations and to commit United States troops in conflicts overseas.
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