D. Johnson becomes president after Kennedy’s unfortunate assassination, leaving him responsible to deal with containment efforts in the US, along with the ongoing Cold War. (Grade: C-)
Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, leaving vice president Johnson to assume the presidency. The nation was in a state of chaos following Kennedy’s shocking assassination.
US containment efforts in Vietnam were still ongoing, costing thousands of American lives in an effort to reduce Communist influence. Americans were growing frustrated with the state of this conflict, which seemed to lack a concrete resolution.
The Cold War also continued to dominate this period, tensions between the US and Soviet Union ensuing.
E. Johnson’s foreign policies are
Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, leaving vice president Johnson to assume the presidency. The nation was in a state of chaos following Kennedy’s shocking assassination.
US containment efforts in Vietnam were still ongoing, costing thousands of American lives in an effort to reduce Communist influence. Americans were growing frustrated with the state of this conflict, which seemed to lack a concrete resolution.
The Cold War also continued to dominate this period, tensions between the US and Soviet Union ensuing.
E. Johnson’s foreign policies are