Liberals believed in a government that was active in the nation to provide "economic prosperity, international security and social justice"(Schulman 1). ... (1) There were three major influences in Lyndon Johnson's life. ... Third, it vowed to "defend the free world" from the advances of communism. ... Johnson thought that he could fund the Great Society at home, as well as support the war against communism in Vietnam; later he regretted leaving the "lady he loved" for the war in Vietnam. ... (14) Watts depressed Johnson because, he was wondering why the world was still in turmoil af...

• Word Count: 2266
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Forty-seven volumes cover U.S. involvement in Indochina from World War II through May 1968, the month the peace talks began in Paris. ... Operations Plan 34A (OPLAN 34A), which the Pentagon documents call "an elaborate program of covert military operations against the state of North Vietnam," was conceived by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and began on February 1, 1964. ... As a result of Leaping Lena, cross-border ground operations were carefully reviewed, and the commander of MACV stated that he believed no effective cross-border ground operations could be implemented prior to January 1, 1965, at...

• Word Count: 1565
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The concept of AA began upon the signing of Amendment XIII of the Constitution. 1. ... The 13th Amendment states, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction" (US Constitution, Amendment 13, Section 1). ... Other Historians cite that Lincoln had no choice but to free the slaves in hoes of African American men joining the losing forces of the North during the civil war. ... Racial, gender and physically challenged preferences for soc...

• Word Count: 1643
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate