What is one reason the Gulf of Tonkin affair was such a costly victory for Johnson?
a. Johnson became ill during the Gulf of Tonkin affair and never fully recovered his health.
b. The Gulf of Tonkin affair caused the deaths of thousands of civilians, which soured America's reputation abroad.
c. The Gulf of Tonkin affair led Congress to reduce Johnson's ability to use force in Vietnam.
d. When the war started in earnest, Johnson was vulnerable to the charge of deliberately misleading
Congress.
e. Johnson had to underfund his domestic social programs to finance the operation.
D
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a) Saratoga b) New York City c) Savannah d) Charles Town
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a. a national commitment to civil rights for all races in America. b. the establishment of economic and political guarantees for Southern blacks. c. a long-term eclipse of Republican party strength in Southern states. d. long-term damage to the ideas of states' rights and local self-government. e. suppression of the South's white supremacist heritage.
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a. with the building of kerosene-fueled electric generators. b. when the federal government granted a monopoly to Standard Oil. c. with the invention of the internal combustion engine. d. when diesel engines were perfected. e. when oil shipping tankers were constructed on a massive scale.
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A. an unbiased interpretation B. a female deficit interpretation C. feminist methods D. a psychoanalytic interpretation