Faced with the impending collapse of South Vietnam in the spring of 1975, President Gerald Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
A. sought to shift blame to the legislative branch.
B. supported a military coup d'état against President Thieu.
C. gladly washed their hands of America's decades-old commitment to South Vietnam.
D. ordered carrier-based American aircraft to bomb advancing North Vietnamese columns.
E. persuaded Congress to increase dramatically U.S. Military assistance to the South.
Answer: A
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