In 1943, the battle fought at _____ gave the United States and its allies a foothold in the Pacific
A) the Coral Sea
B) Guadalcanal
C) Manila Bay
D) Guam
E) Midway Island
B
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The Chinese word xian refers to
a. taxes on landownership. b. administrative counties. c. commanderies. d. emperors.
The Southeastern Asia country formerly known as Siam is
A) Burma. B) Cambodia. C) Thailand. D) Vietnam. E) Malaya.
As World War II began for the United States in 1941, President Roosevelt
a. led a seriously divided nation into the conflict. b. endorsed the same kind of government persecution of German-Americans as Wilson had in World War I. c. called the American people to an idealistic crusade for democracy with the same rhetoric that Wilson had used in World War I. d. decided on a strategy of giving top priority to the war in Europe while putting the Pacific war on the back burner. e. declared a strategy of attacking Italy and Japan first while leaving the more potent Hitler for later.
Restating American Goals in South Vietnam, March 1964 - Click on the following link and scroll down to item number 84, Memorandum from the Secretary of Defense (McNamara) to the President, dated March 16, 1964. Read Section I, U.S. Objectives in South Vietnam:https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v01/ch3.Then review President Dwight Eisenhower's 1954 comments to the press in which he explained the domino theory: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=10202a. According to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's report to President Johnson, what goal did the United States seek in South Vietnam?b. What did McNamara predict would happen in Southeast Asia were the United States to fail to meet its objective in South Vietnam? How does this compare with
Eisenhower's comments in 1954? Explain.c. Given America's efforts in South Vietnam since 1954, what global consequences did McNamara assert would result from failure in South Vietnam? Do you agree with this reasoning? Why or why not? What will be an ideal response?