PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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Vietnam is such a small country that the United States cannot afford to become involved there when it should be worrying about the Soviet Union.
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The United States must escalate the US military presence in Vietnam
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Communism is a threat to South Vietnam
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To bring US troops home, the war must expand into Cambodia and Laos
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Detailed explanation-1: -In response to that threat, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was formed in 1955 to prevent Communist expansion. President Eisenhower sent some 700 military personnel as well military and economic aid to the government of South Vietnam. This effort was foundering when John F. Kennedy became president.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following points would presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon all have agreed on regarding Vietnam? Vietnam is such a small country that the United States cannot afford to become involved there when it should be worrying about the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-3: -In May 1961, JFK had authorized sending 500 Special Forces troops and military advisers to assist the government of South Vietnam. They joined 700 Americans already sent by the Eisenhower administration. In February 1962, the president sent an additional 12, 000 military advisers to support the South Vietnamese army.
Detailed explanation-4: -Seeking to rally public support for the intervention, Eisenhower articulated the domino theory, which held that the fall of Vietnam could lead to the fall of other countries.