Vietnam War

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• The most important reason why the USA withdrew from Vietnam was the Tet Offensive. How far do you agree?
• Why did Martin Luther King believe the Vietnam War was morally wrong?
• Was the Vietnam War an undeclared or declared war?
• What role did Australia play in the Vietnam War?
• Why did Americans support the Korean War but oppose the Vietnam War?
• Did the United States win or lose the Vietnam War?
• How did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War?
• What did the Tet Offensive show the American people?
• What U.S. wartime intelligence agency was assisted by the Vietminh?
• What was the role of the U.S. in the Vietnam Conflict?
• Why did President Eisenhower support the new anticommunist government of South Vietnam?
• How did Americans who opposed the draft avoid it?
• How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affect U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?
• Who was the chief commanding officer during the Vietnam War?
• Why did President Nixon sent US forces to Cambodia in 1970?
• What was an advantage of Jimmy Carter in the 1976 presidential election?
• Who was Henry Kissinger?
• What trusted American journalist called the Vietnam War "unwinnable" in 1968?
• What event led to the anti-war protest at Kent State in 1970?
• Who attacked the U.S.S. Maddox on August 2, 1964 in the Gulf of Tonkin?
• Who was Lyndon Johnson's challenger in the 1964 presidential election?
• Which president initiated full diplomatic relations with Vietnam and lifted economic sanctions when apartheid ended in South Africa?
• What war in the 20th century bitterly divided the U.S. in its support?
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• What did Reaganomics do?
• Why did the U.S support a military takeover of Diem's regime?
• How many women served in the U.S. military in Vietnam?
• Why was LBJ called a liar after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
• How did the Tet offensive add to the "so-called" credibility gap?
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• How did Nixon and Kissinger reshape America's approach to foreign affairs?
• What was part of President Nixon's plan of "peace with honor"?
• Who was the first President to resign from office?
• Who was James McCord?
• Why did Robert Kennedy believe it no longer made sense for the United States to seek a military victory in Vietnam?
• What event allowed Lyndon Johnson to conduct the war in Vietnam?
• How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution expand presidential power?
• What precedent was established for U.S. presidents by the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
• Why did King call African Americans' fighting in Vietnam an "irony"?
• Did Nixon's bombing of North Vietnam achieve its goal?
• After WWII, how did America "involve itself" in Vietnam?
• How could a young man avoid the draft during the Vietnam Era?
• Who was President Nixon's national security adviser?
• Why did the Tet offensive mark a major turning point in the Vietnam War?
• How did the Cold War affect American decisions regarding Vietnam?
• Why were U.S. and South Vietnamese troops unprepared for the Tet Offensive?
• Why did American college enrollment rise early in the Vietnam War?
• Why didn't American troops invade North Vietnam?
• Where is the site of a 1970 tragedy in which four students were killed by national guard troops?
• Where is the site of a 1970 tragedy in which four students were killed by national guard troops?
• Why did President Truman agree to help France regain control over Vietnam?
• Besides creating jobs, what did President Johnson believe was the key to ending poverty?
• How did the reception of Vietnam veterans by the American public differ from that of World War I and II veterans?
• Why were US veterans resented when they returned home from the Vietnam War?
• How much did the US spend on the Vietnam War?
• During the Vietnam War, what advantages did the Viet Cong have?