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. Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
The situation in Vietnam is deteriorating, and without new U.S. action defeat
appears inevitable. . . . There is still time to turn it around, but not much.
—Memorandum to President Lyndon B. Johnson, February 7, 1965
( What was one way the U.S. government responded to this concern?
A. It ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
B. It petitioned the United Nations for military support.
C. It expanded the draft to increase the size of the U.S. military.
D. It began negotiations with the United Nations to end the conflict.

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C. It expanded the draft to increase the size of the U.S. military.

Explanation: Beginning in 1965 the Johnson administration escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam, sending combat troops and relying on the Selective Service draft to increase troop levels rather than withdrawing or seeking UN military intervention.