The Republican "hawks" wanted total war in Vietnam.
Hawks (Republican) called for “Total war” (apex) while the Doves called for “peace with honor”
The people who supported the Vietnam War were commonly knowns as hawks.
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Hawks believed Vietnam was a crucial front in the Cold War
Those who advocated for the United States' withdrawal from Vietnam were generally known as doves. They called their opposition hawks.
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During the Vietnam War, America was split in half (not literally of course). One side was called the Hawks and they were the side that wanted to increase military force and send more troops into Vietnam to win the war. The Doves on the otherhand, wanted the opposite and wanted the troops to be withdrawn and settle the war with peace.
They were called the hawks, while those against war were the doves.