Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because
a. he wanted to stop the South Vietnamese policy of giving free land to the peasants.
b. he believed that the combined forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army would have taken over all of Vietnam if he hadn't.
c. he wanted to conquer all of Vietnam.
d. he planned to establish Vietnam as a staging point for an American military onslaught into China.
e. he viewed all of Vietnam as the perfect target for a final Cold War nuclear confrontation.
b
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In McCulloch v. Maryland the Supreme Court
A. recognized the full legal authority of states over economic activities within their borders. B. held that, under the Constitution's necessary and proper clause, Congress had the power to charter banks. C. declared constitutional a Maryland law taxing the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States. D. increased the power of the states relative to the federal government.
England began to take greater interest in overseas exploration as a result of all of the following EXCEPT
A) economic depression that made people look for new opportunities. B) commercial success in Scandinavia, India, and the Middle East that raised hope for other market expansion. C) wool merchants who wanted new markets. D) improved ships that sailed faster and carried more cargo than before.
The inhabitants of North Carolina were regarded by their neighbors as
a. hostile and violent. b. too submissive to authority. c. outcasts and irreligious. d. far too friendly with Spain. e. too Catholic.
By the 1890s, how did most Americans respond to the changes of industrialization and urbanization?
A) They feared the country worshipped material success as its god. B) They were disgusted by the lawlessness and power of modern corporations. C) They continued to be optimistic and uncritical admirers of American civilization. D) They blamed these changes for the increasing rates of divorce, heart disease, and mental illness.