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1. Essential Question: What were the causes and effects of America's involvement in the Vietnam War?

2. How & Why did the United States become involved in Vietnam?
3. Why would Vietnam's geographic location have any influence on U.S. support & involvement?
4. What led to increased U.S. military involvement in
Vietnam?
5. How and Why did so many Americans oppose the war?
6. Why is Vietnam called the "Rock 'n' Roll" war?
7. How did television impact support for the war?
8. In what ways did the war change America?
9. How are we still feeling the lasting effects of the Vietnam War today?

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Answer: 1, the Vietnam War severely damaged the U.S. economy.

2. the United States entered Vietnam with the principal purpose of preventing a communist takeover of the region. In that respect, basically it failed the two Vietnams were united under a communist banner in July 1976. Neighbouring Laos and Cambodia similarly fell to communists

3. geographic location affected heavily forested terrain often making it difficult to locate enemies.

5. Many Americans oppose the Vietnam War on the basis of moral and Ethical background which caused mass destruction and violence in the world.

6. The rhythms, raw energy, and screaming guitars of rock music perfectly reflected the chaos and confusion of the jungle. Since Rock music was the most popular genre at the time with American youth, it inevitably became popular also in Vietnam among the young American soldiers

7. television played an unprecedented role in shaping American perceptions of the Vietnam War.

8. a wave of civil rights activism for equal rights for African Americans, the passage of an amendment securing women's right to vote

9. Vietnam War severely damaged the U.S. economy. Unwilling to raise taxes to pay for the war, President Johnson unleashed a cycle of inflation. The war also weakened U.S. military morale and undermined, for a time, the U.S. commitment to internationalism

Explanation: I hoped this helped out

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