How did the Vietnam war heighten social economic and political tensions in the US?
Unlike WW2 & Korea; To avoid an escalation in the raising of the defensive posture’s of the Superpowers, US Military Reserves could NOT be mobilized (Activated), as they can be today (in the 21st Century). Translation: During the cold war, mobilizing the military reserves was viewed as a step upward in mobilizing for total war. Meaning, the Soviets might mobilize THEIR military reserves also; Escalation! Consequently, the Vietnam War had to be fought with Draftees; 40,000 US Men a month were fed into the war machine during the late 1960’s.
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