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☆☆☆☆☆This was a term for the social programs of the Lyndon Johnson administration such as TAP (Total Action against Poverty .
The Vietnam War was one of the worst in American history. Combat in the jungle was difficult, and it was hard to know who exactly was the enemy, since Vietnam had two different sides of the war as well.
That all Americans should work to overcome prejudice.
Social legislation slowed down because of the cost of Vietnam.
Vietnam cost so much that there was less money for the war on poverty.
He had been against American involvement before becoming president.
He felt that taking out troops would be a defeat for the United States.
It had an unfair impact on poorer citizens.
all of the above apex
President Johnson believed in the domino theory. He feared a communist takeover in Southeast Asia if the United States left Vietnam.
In 1961 the Soviet Union attempted to take over West Berlin.
Opportunities to gain power in society
All the above .
President Kennedy was assasinated.
Demonstrating at a mass rally- Apex
Some Americans avoided the draft by leaving the country. (Apex)
