Explain How and Why the United States Had Become So

question 12

Essay

Explain how and why the United States had become so deeply involved with the defense of South Vietnam by the time of President Kennedy's assassination in 1963. How does this compare with U.S. involvement in Vietnam under President Johnson?

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Definitions:

Drug Tolerance

A state resulting from repeated drug exposure where an individual becomes less responsive to a drug over time, necessitating larger doses to achieve the same effect.

Classical Conditioning

Gaining understanding through linking an environmental stimulus with a stimulus that occurs inherently.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Classical Conditioning

A conditioning technique where two stimuli are repeatedly connected; the reaction, at first prompted by the second stimulus, ultimately becomes prompted by only the first stimulus.