Propaganda in the Great War played an important role in convincing the civilian populations of countries to support the war effort.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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The United States and the Soviet Union struggled violently, if indirectly, for control over all of the following countries except
a. Cuba. b. Angola. c. Mexico. d. Vietnam.
Assessing the Tet OffensiveFirst read this excerpt of the February 2, 1968, press conference at which Lyndon Johnson commented on the unfolding Tet Offensive:Johnson Press ConferenceThen read liberal Senator Robert Kennedy's February 8, 1968, call for a wholesale reexamination of America's Vietnam policy:RFK StatementFinally, read Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler's February 27, 1968, report to President Johnson on the Tet Offensive:Wheeler Reporta) According to President Johnson, had the Communists achieved either a psychological or a military victory during the Tet Offensive? What statistical evidence did he cite to support his conclusions?b) Did Johnson believe that a change in strategy was necessary? Explain.c) According to Senator Robert Kennedy, what had
the Communists demonstrated through the Tet Offensive?d) Did Kennedy believe that the United States could prevail in South Vietnam? Why or why not?e) Was Kennedy in favor of a change in America's Vietnam policy? Explain.f) What was General Earle Wheeler's assessment of the Tet Offensive? Did he believe that either side had achieved a decisive victory? Why or why not?g) What changes did General Wheeler propose for America's Vietnam strategy?h) Whose assessment of the Tet Offensive do you find most persuasive? Why? What will be an ideal response?
The witchcraft hysteria began to subside by the mid-seventeenth century for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) a tempering of religious passions in the wake of religious wars. B) the growing unwillingness of magistrates to accept the conditions generated by trials of witches. C) the stabilization of governments after a period of crisis. D) the questioning of traditional attitudes toward religion. E) the passage of laws recognizing the equality of women in European society.
What is the word that describes America's new relationship with the Soviet Union, as fostered by Nixon and Kissinger?
A. confrontation B. détente C. SALT D. divide and conquer