topic 10 study guide

what strategy did president johnson's advisors robert mcnamara and general westmoreland insist was necessary to winning the war in vietnam

committing more troops and taking a more active role combat activities

the image of students on the steps of the pentagon in the late 1960s is associated with

disagreements with registering for the draft

as the war stretched on, americans at home began to

doubt johnson's foreign policy

based on the information in the graph, how did george wallace's third party candidacy impact the 1968 presidential election

it siphoned votes from humphrey's candidacy, allowing nixon to win

which of the following best describes the statement this cartoon is making about the war in vietnam

it suggests that the vietnam war will be as disastrous for johnson as it was for france

how did the vietnam war affect americans attitudes towards foreign policy in the years after the war

many americans became wary about sending troops abroad to avoid involvement in "another vietnam"

How did U.S. policy in Vietnam change following the Tet Offensive?

policy makers thought the war unwinnable and began to negotiate for peace

what finally convinced the north vietnamese to return to negotiations and sign the paris peace accords

the renewal of american bombing in north vietnam

how does this graphic relate to the u.s decision to support the french in their struggle against ho chi minh

the united states wanted to stop the spread of communism in southeast asia

president johnson eventually had to reduce spending on his great society initiatives due to the costs of

the vietnam war

how did president kennedy respond to the information conveyed in the quotation

he adopted a "flexible response" policy to prepare the military for any type of conflict

what did ho chi minh believe this strategy would ultimately accomplish against the american military

he believed that if the north vietnamese wore the american forces down enough, they would eventually leave

under the requirements of the war powers resolution (also known as the war powers act) as described in the summary, the president must tell congress

the extent and time period of the hostilities

why did secretary of state rusk likely insist that the reporter remember, when reporting the story, that the soviets "blinked first"

to bolster kennedy's image as a strong and resolute leader

below are four roles of the peace corps. which is tied most directly with kennedy's larger goal of containing the spread of communism

to spread prosperity and democracy