Nation of Nations Concise 2/e Davidson, Gienapp, Heyrman, Lytle, & Stoff
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When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Explain the steps taken that involved the United States more deeply in the Vietnam War.

2. Describe the way Americans fought the Vietnam War and how the conditions of fighting differed from previous conflicts.

3. Explain the rise of the antiwar movement at home and its role in shaping American policy for Vietnam.

4. Explain why 1968 was such a pivotal year for both the Vietnam War and for domestic politics.

5. Explain why Nixon widened the war as a way to end it, and the accompanying shift in U.S. foreign policy to Vietnamization, the Nixon Doctrine and detente.

6. Describe the liberal and conservative elements of Richard Nixon's "New Federalism" and his appeal to the silent majority.

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