USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Tet Offensive & TV coverage of the war led to distrust of LBJ known as his
A
credibility gap
B
missile gap
C
information gap
D
television gap
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the wake of the Tet Offensive, support for the U.S. effort in Vietnam began steadily to decline, and public opinion turned sharply against President Johnson, who decided not to run for re-election.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Tet Offensive proved that the American public were right to be suspicious of the Johnson administration’s positive spin on the Vietnam War. Although the administration had been saying that U.S. would soon win the war, the massive North Vietnamese surprise attack showed they were far from being defeated.

Detailed explanation-3: -Credibility gap is a term that came into wide use with journalism, political and public discourse in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Example Sentences There is a credibility gap between what the mayor says and what the people see happening in the city. The fact that the new estimates are so wildly different from the initial numbers has created a credibility gap.

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