Vietnam assumed a position of greater importance in the eyes of the Kennedy administration in 1961 because
A. setbacks in Laos and at the Bay of Pigs increased the symbolic importance of thwarting Communism in Vietnam.
B. Vietnam appeared to be a better place than Laos to make a stand against Communism in Southeast Asia.
C. Khrushchev's speech in support of wars of national liberation appeared to presage more aggressive Communist behavior in the developing world.
D. Kennedy had become increasingly concerned about the steadily growing Communist insurgency in rural South Vietnam.
E. All of these.
Answer: E
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