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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the need for teach-ins..
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a credibility gap..
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guerrilla warfare..
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a domino theory.
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Detailed explanation-1: -American tactics in Vietnam can be summed up by the acronym BEAST-Bombing, Escalation, Air and artillery, Search and destroy and Technology.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States got involved to prevent South Vietnam from falling into communist hands. At first, the U.S. operated behind the scenes, but after 1964, sent combat troops and became more deeply mired in the war. Following France’s defeat in the First Indochina War, an international agreement divided Vietnam in two.
Detailed explanation-3: -Youths opposing the war did so for several reasons. The most common was the belief that the conflict in Vietnam was basically a civil war and that the US military had no business there. Some said that the oppressive South Vietnamese regime was no better than the Communist regime it was fighting.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following best describes the Americans who served as infantry soldiers in Vietnam? Most were young, working-class draftees.