PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE GREAT SOCIETY PROGRAM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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ran as Lyndon B. Johnson’s running mate in the presidential election of 1964
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claimed that he was the person who came up with the idea for the Great Society programs
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headed the commission that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy
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suggested using nuclear weapons to end the war in Vietnam
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Detailed explanation-1: -Goldwater was against the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and suggested the use of nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War, if necessary. The Johnson campaign used Goldwater’s speeches to imply he would wage a nuclear war.
Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. leaders worried that a U.S. invasion of North Vietnam or the use of tactical nuclear weapons there could bring China into the war. Winning a war against China might itself require use of nuclear weapons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Admiral Radford was the leading voice within the government for Operation Vulture, citing a study that three tactical atomic bombs “properly employed” would decisively smash the Vietminh forces besieging the French at Dien Bien Phu, and thereby turn a certain defeat into a victory.
Detailed explanation-4: -In a heavily Democratic state, Goldwater became a conservative Republican and a friend of Herbert Hoover. He was outspoken against New Deal liberalism, especially its close ties to labor unions.
Detailed explanation-5: -The 1964 presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater began when United States Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona elected to seek the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States to challenge incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson.