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U10 Vietnam War Quiz Review 2024 Domino theory When one country falls to communism others will fall as well. The US sent troops to Vietnam, support South Vietnam (Diem) and stop the Domino effect Roy Benavidez Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who carried wounded soldiers to helicopters while being wounded himself. Brainpower Read More Tet Offensive After 4 years of escalation, LBJ promised the US could win the war. Tet convinced Americans that the war is not winnable. e...

U10 Vietnam War Quiz Review 2024 Domino theory When one country falls to communism others will fall as well. The US sent troops to Vietnam, support South Vietnam (Diem) and stop the Domino effect Roy Benavidez Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who carried wounded soldiers to helicopters while being wounded himself. Brainpower Read More Tet Offensive After 4 years of escalation, LBJ promised the US could win the war. Tet convinced Americans that the war is not winnable. e...

Foreign Policy - -Determines HOW & WHEN specific outcomes take place -Decision making -Rationality 1) Doing what is in the best interest for the specific individual -Risk Acceptance/Aversion -It's a process and strategy to achieve a state interest -Tries to spell out goals & objectives -*Most Important*= Individual -*Biggest Problem*= Rationality. Rationality is about self-interest, and an individual could turn irrational -Key Differences between IR Theory and________is the Role ...

Early Cold War - Answer--FDR dies- truman takes presidency - sources of conflict between US & USSR - Answer--stalin & truman don't like each other - spread of communism -us has nuclear weapons Reasons for mistrust between US and USSR - Answer-- communism vs. capitalism - US almost bombed Russia - WW1 Lessons of Munich and Pearl Harbor - Answer-PH-Bombing by Japanese "Be prepared" Munich- agreement with germany for them to annex land in Czech "Never give into bullies" Truman Doctri...

the research studies presented in class supported the general notion that cigarette advertising: - was important to brand preference and was not related to overall increases in consumption most people in the US say they like advertising because - advertising is fun, it helps them with product information, it supports the media they use advertising has been proven of manipulating consumers by "inventing desires" for products they wouldn't want or need otherwise - false advertising stimul...

American Expansion Belief that a world power requires colonies supported expansion. Industrial U.S. needed markets & raw materials. Missionaries spread "Anglo-Saxon" supremacy. Promoted strong Navy. Progressive Era goal was to correct injustices caused by industrialization. Ideas grew from Social Gospel Movement; called on Christians to help their fellow man. Led to many social reforms. Populism rd Party "common man" movement: workers & farmers against big business. Women ha...

Assess significance for Indochina of Vietnamese victory against French to 1964 1. Geneva conference 2. Instability to 1960 - subsequent stability 3. Early US thinking 4. Political inadequacies of South post DBP forced JFK to become more involved in V 5. LBJ Significance of 1964 gulf of Tonkin incident in the growth of US intervention in Vietnam 1. Background to conflict - US intervention marked by fears of a communist spread 2. NV successes against SV/USA evident in bold attacks on US ba...

U10 Vietnam War Quiz Review 2024 Domino theory When one country falls to communism others will fall as well. The US sent troops to Vietnam, support South Vietnam (Diem) and stop the Domino effect Roy Benavidez Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who carried wounded soldiers to helicopters while being wounded himself. Brainpower Read More Tet Offensive After 4 years of escalation, LBJ promised the US could win the war. Tet convinced Americans that the war is not winnable. e...

Vietnam War Questions and Answers Already Graded A Vietnam War War in Vietnam between North Vietnam and South Vietnam North Vietnam fought with south Vietnam to prevent the spread of communism Countries that make up Southeast Asia Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam French Indochina Original name for Southeast Asia because it was owned by French Ho Chi Minh Trail Network of canals that North Vietnam and Vietcong used to both trade and ship supplies into South Vietnam Causes of the Vietnam War Con...

Coersive Federalism - -1964-Present, began with JFK and heightened with LBJ. Form of federalism where federal has more power than states through the following means (from lowest to highest level of force): Grants, Sanctions, Restraints, Preclearance, Preemption, Mandates, and Unfunded Mandates. Full Faith & Credit Clause - -Regarding equality across state lines, from Article 4 Section 1: rights & restrictions recognized across state lines. Such as public acts, records, judicial proceedings, ...