Several Presidents Have Been Given Conflicting Advice During Wartime

question 40

Multiple Choice

Several presidents have been given conflicting advice during wartime.Some advisers urged the president to pursue a peaceful solution; others urged him to escalate bombing to overcome the enemy.These presidents did not want to go down in history as the first U.S.president to lose a war, so they have chosen to escalate, thereby prolonging the war.According to your text, this decision was most likely a consequence of the motive to

• A) perceive the situation as accurately as possible.
• B) save as many lives as possible.
• C) justify previous actions.
• D) convince the taxpayers that a tax increase was necessary.

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