Step Four: Put It All Together

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CHAPTER 29 STUDY GUIDE

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PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.

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KENNEDY’S FOREIGN POLICY

  • How did Kennedy’s view of America’s place in the world affect his foreign policy decisions in 1961 and 1962?
  • How were Kennedy’s decisions with respect to Vietnam shaped by the Cold War?
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JOHNSON AND VIETNAM

  • Why did Lyndon Johnson disregard some of his advisers who urged him to disengage from Vietnam?
  • How did the divisions over Vietnam contribute to Nixon’s election in 1968?

NIXON’S FOREIGN POLICY

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  • What impact did Nixon’s strategies in Vietnam have on the United States?
  • How did Nixon’s approach to foreign policy differ from that of his predecessors?

LOOKING BACKWARD, LOOKING AHEAD

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  • How did American foreign policy in the 1950s set the stage for the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam in the 1960s?
  • How did American foreign policy change between 1961 and 1975? What impact did the Vietnam conflict have on these changes?