doves



Doves were people who, during the Vietnam War, opposed the war. It was a nickname for people. The Hawks were people who were for the Vietnam War. Doves were usually people who were over the age of 40 and thought that there were other ways of solving a problem than war. They also thought that too many of our soldiers were dying and that we shouldn’t be fighting for something that wasn’t even our problem.

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Information Provided By: Prentice Hall Pathways to the Present (p. 979, 802)