Chapter 293. Reflections on A Nation Polarized, Chapter 29

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Correct. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section is that the Vietnam War opened cleavages in American society that destroyed the post-World War II consensus on containment policy, damaged Lyndon Johnson’s presidency beyond repair, and framed the issues in the presidential election of 1968.

Incorrect. The answer is b. The author’s main point in this section is that the Vietnam War opened cleavages in American society that destroyed the post-World War II consensus on containment policy, damaged Lyndon Johnson’s presidency beyond repair, and framed the issues in the presidential election of 1968.

Correct. The answer is c. To support her argument that Lyndon Johnson took measures to silence the war’s critics, the author presents evidence that he ordered the CIA to spy on peace advocates.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To support her argument that Lyndon Johnson took measures to silence the war’s critics, the author presents evidence that he ordered the CIA to spy on peace advocates.

Correct. The answer is c. To support her argument that the election of 1968 revealed deep cracks in the thirty-five-year-old New Deal coalition, the author uses the example of the South’s voting patterns. Whereas Southerners had voted for Democrats consistently since before the Civil War, in 1968 the southern states protested Lyndon Johnson’s liberal policies on race by committing their votes to either the Republican Richard Nixon, or the American Independent Party candidate, segregationist George Wallace.

Incorrect. The answer is c. To support her argument that the election of 1968 revealed deep cracks in the thirty-five-year-old New Deal coalition, the author uses the example of the South’s voting patterns. Whereas Southerners had voted for Democrats consistently since before the Civil War, in 1968 the southern states protested Lyndon Johnson’s liberal policies on race by committing their votes to either the Republican Richard Nixon, or the American Independent Party candidate, segregationist George Wallace.

Correct. The answer is a. The author argues that the Tet Offensive—a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese on key cities, American bases, and the U.S. Embassy in South Vietnam—served as a turning point in the war, exposing the credibility gap between official statements about the war’s progress, and the reality that the United States was losing the fight.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues that the Tet Offensive—a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese on key cities, American bases, and the U.S. Embassy in South Vietnam—served as a turning point in the war, exposing the credibility gap between official statements about the war’s progress, and the reality that the United States was losing the fight.

Correct. The answer is d. The author argues that, in addition to wooing many southern Democrats, Richard Nixon won the allegiance of many blue-collar voters from the North who had traditionally voted for Democrats as the party of labor. This shift helped Nixon to achieve his narrow victory over the Democrat Hubert Humphrey in 1968.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author argues that, in addition to wooing many southern Democrats, Richard Nixon won the allegiance of many blue-collar voters from the North who had traditionally voted for Democrats as the party of labor. This shift helped Nixon to achieve his narrow victory over the Democrat Hubert Humphrey in 1968.

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