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    5.1.

    5 Practice: Hawks and Doves Practice

    U.S. History Sem 2 Name: Chuck Adkins

    Points Possible:30
    Date:

    Your Assignment

    In each of the three tables provided, follow these steps:

    1. Choose and write down a quotation from the list provided.


    2. Write whether the opinion expressed was that of a hawk or a dove.
    3. Think about and explain the main idea of the quotation. What opinion about the
    Vietnam War was expressed in the quotation?
    4. Finally, what is your opinion of this position? Write whether you agree or disagree
    with the quotation and explain why.

    Quotation #1:“Once upon a time our traditional goal in war — and can anyone
    doubt that we are at war? — was victory. Once upon a time we were proud of
    our strength, our military power. Now we seem ashamed of it. Once upon a time
    the rest of the world looked to us for leadership. Now they look to us for a quick
    handout and a fence-straddling international posture.”
    — Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, 1962
    Hawk or dove?Hawk

    Main idea of the quotation:Barry Goldwater is criticizing the current state of the
    army, and how it’s changed with time.

    Your opinion/analysis:From what he’s saying, I believe he’s commenting on the


    deterioration of the U.S. Army. I find this to be a little backwards, really. If
    APEX VS holds any truth, then the United States had literally the greatest forces
    of any country.

    Quotation #2:“Should I become President . . . I will not risk American lives . . .


    by permitting any other nation to drag us into the wrong war at the wrong place
    at the wrong time through an unwise commitment that is unwise militarily,
    unnecessary to our security and unsupported by our allies.”
    — Future president John F. Kennedy, 1960

    Hawk or dove?Dove

    Main idea of the quotation:He states why we should not have put any more
    money into the Vietnam War
    Your opinion/analysis: a stalemate between vietnam and the United States caused
    just this exact situation to occur. As powerful as America was, it was difficult to
    wage a battle without any other significantly powerful allied forces. From the
    start, it was a lost cause.

    Quotation #3:“Numbers have dehumanized us. Over breakfast coffee we read of


    40,000 American dead in Vietnam. Instead of vomiting, we reach for the toast.
    Our morning rush through crowded streets is not to cry murder but to hit that
    trough before somebody else gobbles our share.”
    – Screenwriter/novelist and one of the Hollywood Ten, Dalton Trumbo, 1970

    Hawk or dove?Dove

    Main idea of the quotation:He’s pointing out Americas indifference to growing


    conflicts, and provoking them to recognize the conflict and voice their opinion.

    Your opinion/analysis: notice how closely this resembles Joseph Stalins quote,
    “One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.Was this really a dove
    statement, or was he showing how people can dismiss tragedy and get away with
    it?
    What You Turn In

    You will turn in the three tables you created, each one demonstrating that you can

    understand and discuss part of American public opinion of the Vietnam War.

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