Those Members of Congress Who Warned the Eisenhower Administration Against

question 24

Multiple Choice

Those members of Congress who warned the Eisenhower administration against military intervention in Vietnam did so, in part, for what reason?

• A) They accepted the British view that such intervention was morally wrong.
• B) They were reluctant to support French colonialism in Southeast Asia.
• C) They accepted State Department warnings that such action would jeopardize American interests in the Third World.
• D) Public opinion polls indicated that such action was not supported by the American people.

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