9) So the Germans from the east wouldn’t flee into the west and to stop the western influence.
10) There were Missiles in Cuba and he feared this could lead to a war. This was known as the Cuban missile crisis.
11) It allowed him to use American forces in Vietnam and basically allowed him to take any measures necessary to force back any armed attack against the U.S.
12) It was the chemical Herbicide and they sprayed it to clear out the forests and tall grasses in Vietnam. However it is believed to have contaminated a lot of Americans and Vietnamese, which caused serious health problems.
13) The Tet offensive was a series of attacks that happened throughout South Vietnam. It targeted American military bases and South Vietnam’s major cities. This was a big turning point in the war.
14)
· In WWII we had an actual reason to fight
· The newer generation didn’t believe in fighting as strongly as the older generation did
· It was going to cost a lot of money
· People were being forced (drafted) to join the military
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· The younger generation didn’t support him
· Having someone new take power while a country is loosing a war isn’t the best idea, especially because he had a different view on the way things should have been done during the war
· Because of that no one trusted his decisions involving the war
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