POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
COLD WAR IN ASIA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Though the vast majority of the American population still supported U.S. government policy in the Vietnam War, a small but outspoken minority was making its voice heard by the end of 1965, especially after Johnson began an increasingly aggressive air and ground war in Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -A May 1966 Gallup poll reported Americans opposed withdrawing our troops from Vietnam, 48 percent to 35 percent. However, two years later, a Gallup poll showed 56 percent favored withdrawing our troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -This led to an increase in public pressure to end the war. By early February 1968, a Gallup poll showed only 32 percent of the population approved of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s handling of the war and 57 percent disapproved (the rest had no opinion). Critical “failures to convey” occurred.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did some Americans show their disapproval of the Vietnam War? flag burning, riots and war protests.