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.
Answer: B
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