Which of the following is correct about United States involvement in the Vietnam War during the period 1956-1964 ?
(A) It was justified by invoking the Open Door policy.
(B) It was the exclusive responsibility of the Johnson and Nixon administrations.
(C) It came about only after a formal declaration of war.
(D) It was primarily anti-Soviet in purpose.
(E) It grew out of policy assumptions and commitments dating from the end of the Second World War.
Answer: (E) It grew out of policy assumptions and commitments dating from the end of the Second World War.
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A) the Congress of Vienna B) the French National Assembly C) the British Parliament D) Russian Duma
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a. Athens. b. Thebes. c. Sparta. d. Corinth. e. Ionia.
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