According to the Textbook,which of the Following Events Best Illustrates

question 51

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook,which of the following events best illustrates the disastrous effects of groupthink?

• A) the Johnson administration's eventual decision to decrease the number of troops fighting in Vietnam
• B) the Kennedy administration's decision to conduct the Bay of Pigs invasion
• C) the Japanese government's decision to bomb Pearl Harbor
• D) All of the answers are correct.

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