THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Credibility Gap
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greater support for the President
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growing support for the war
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the time, it was most frequently used to describe public scepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson administration’s statements and policies on the Vietnam War. It was used in journalism as a euphemism for recognized lies told to the public by politicians.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did positive government reports about the progress in Vietnam suffer from a “credibility gap"? Nightly television reports allowed Americans to see for themselves that the war was not going as well as the Johnson administration said it was.
Detailed explanation-3: -A credibility gap is a difference in perception between the government and its people. It occurs when there is a disconnect between what is being told to the people and what they actually believe. It became part of American culture during the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lew Irwin and The Credibility Gap The Credibility Gap grew out of a company formed by Lew Irwin and Cliff Vaughs. KRLA 1110 hired news director Irwin to form The Credibility Gap in 1968 with his radio colleagues John Gilliland, Thom Beck, Richard Beebe, and folk singer Len Chandler.