Recall from Your Text That President Lyndon B

question 13

Multiple Choice

Recall from your text that President Lyndon B.Johnson's advisers gave him conflicting advice during the Vietnam War.Some urged him to pursue a peaceful solution; others urged him to escalate bombing to overcome the enemy.Johnson did not want to go down in history as the first U.S.president to lose a war,so he chose to escalate,prolonging a futile war.According to your text,Johnson's decision was most likely a consequence of his motive to

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

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