Question

1. (1:00) How did the United States become involved in the Korean conflict and why did it occur in the first

place?
2.(2:10) What was Truman's fateful decision with regard to the Korean conflict and what did it mean in
terms of the fighting?
3.(3:20) What was the toll of the Korean War (conflict)?
4.(5:30) What is the Domino Theory and why was it perhaps a flawed theory?
5.(7:00) Explain the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
6.(10:00) What was different about Vietnam's draft compared to drafts of other wars?
7.(10:30) What was Nixon's secret plan to end the Vietnam War?
8.(11:30) Describe the War Powers Act and explain what brought this legislation about.
9.(12:00) What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
10. (12:30) Why did America lose the war in Vietnam?

Answer 1

answer of question number 1 is U.S entered to avoid spreading communism