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During the Vietnam War, why was the draft considered controversial?

The rules for exemption were changed to require women to be drafted for military service.
The draft exempted African Americans.
The rules for exemption from the draft resulted in more men from poorer families having to serve.
The draft did not include deferment for college students.

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because early in the war draftees came disproportionately from poor, working-class, rural, and minority populations.

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