Question

Civil rights groups opposed the Vietnam War primarily because ________.

• A. they supported the North Vietnamese and the communists
• B. the media had stopped covering the civil rights movement in order to cover the war news
• C. money that had been earmarked for social programs was diverted to military use
• D. they objected to the war on religious and pacifist grounds
• E. they wanted to prevent the reelection of President Lyndon Johnson

Answer 1

The correct option is C money that had been earmarked for social programs was diverted to military use

Civil rights groups opposed the Vietnam War primarily because money that had been earmarked for social programs was diverted to military use.