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STEP 3: PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

CHAPTER 29 STUDY GUIDE

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.

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?	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 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 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?

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