Chapter 292. Reflections on Lyndon Johnson’s War against Communism, Chapter 29

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Correct. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, building on Kennedy’s foreign policy, Lyndon Johnson sent American troops to contain leftist movements in Latin America and, rejecting some advisers’ recommendations about Vietnam, escalated that conflict into a full-blown war.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, building on Kennedy’s foreign policy, Lyndon Johnson sent American troops to contain leftist movements in Latin America and, rejecting some advisers’ recommendations about Vietnam, escalated that conflict into a full-blown war.

Correct. The answer is b. The author validates her argument that Johnson engaged in careful consideration about the wisdom of escalating the Vietnam conflict with Johnson’s private expression of his belief that the conflict in Vietnam did not merit American intervention, but that it was not viable to withdraw U.S. troops.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author validates her argument that Johnson engaged in careful consideration about the wisdom of escalating the Vietnam conflict with Johnson’s private expression of his belief that the conflict in Vietnam did not merit American intervention, but that it was not viable to withdraw U.S. troops.

Correct. The answer is a. The author supports her point that Johnson recognized the potential for the Vietnam War to incite protest in the United States with the example that he purposely escalated the war very gradually, “…up old Ho Chi Minh’s leg an inch at a time,” to minimize the possibility of protest at home.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author supports her point that Johnson recognized the potential for the Vietnam war to incite protest in the United States with the example that he purposely escalated the war very gradually, “…up old Ho Chi Minh’s leg an inch at a time,” to minimize the possibility of protest at home.

Correct. The answer is d. The author argues that, because the United States did not undergo full mobilization for Vietnam, as it had done during World War II, officials did not seek women’s sacrifices for the war effort. For that reason, only a relatively small number of women volunteered their services.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author argues that, because the United States did not undergo full mobilization for Vietnam, as it had done during World War II, officials did not seek women’s sacrifices for the war effort. For that reason, only a relatively small number of women volunteered their services.

Correct. The answer is c. The author argues that American military strategies in Vietnam killed many South Vietnamese people and alienated many more. The damage the U.S. forces inflicted on South Vietnam, and the South Vietnamese people’s lack of commitment to the mission, contributed to the United States’ failure to achieve a military victory in Southeast Asia.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author argues that American military strategies in Vietnam killed many South Vietnamese people and alienated many more. The damage the U.S. forces inflicted on South Vietnam, and the South Vietnamese people’s lack of commitment to the mission, contributed to the United States’ failure to achieve a military victory in Southeast Asia.

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