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Why didn’t President Johnson want the United States to get more involved in the war in Vietnam?
Many Americans supported communism and the Viet Cong.
The South Vietnamese already were successfully fighting the Viet Cong.
Going to war in Vietnam could hurt Johnson’s social programs.
Johnson did not believe it would be a problem if Vietnam fell to communism.
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Correct answer: Going to war in Vietnam could hurt Johnson’s social programs.
Explanation: Johnson was committed to his domestic “Great Society” agenda and feared that a large military commitment would divert money, attention, and political capital away from programs like Medicare, education, and poverty relief. The other choices are incorrect — most Americans did not support communism or the Viet Cong, South Vietnam was not reliably defeating the Viet Cong, and Johnson did believe a communist takeover would be a serious problem (which is part of why he later escalated U.S. involvement).
Explanation: Johnson was committed to his domestic “Great Society” agenda and feared that a large military commitment would divert money, attention, and political capital away from programs like Medicare, education, and poverty relief. The other choices are incorrect — most Americans did not support communism or the Viet Cong, South Vietnam was not reliably defeating the Viet Cong, and Johnson did believe a communist takeover would be a serious problem (which is part of why he later escalated U.S. involvement).
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