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What was most effective in convincing the American public that the war was not winnable?
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∙ 13y ago
We could possibly have won it but we didn't want to have to many of our soldiers dead. We didn't wanna sacrifice to many. -Lovey
Given the understanding prevalent in the US High Command and Political circles of what the struggle was in Vietnam, YES, it was unwinable.
Vietnam was seen as a Communist invasion of sovereign South Vietnam. This was a fiction - in reality, what was going on was a Civil War. In addition, the US viewed it as a Conventional forces conflict, when it was primarily a conflict of infiltration and guerrilla tactics.
Given that "winning" the Vietnam War would have required a complete change of strategy and political realignment, not to mention completely overthrowing the existing South Vietnamese government and replacing it with something much more fair (and popular with the people), I can't see how it would have realistically been possible to win.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe Vietnam War was a winable war, however, the US misplayed its strategy and tactics during the war. When under President Lyndon Johnson set restrictions on how the US Military could fight this war, it hampered the war effort.
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∙ 12y agoTelevision news casts of the horrible scenes occurring in Vietnam
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∙ 12y agoTet offensive
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∙ 13y agoThe Tet Offensive.
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How is propaganda in World War 1 effective?
it is effective because it persuades the public to do what you want
Were World War 2 posters effective?
Very Effective. They kept the public aware of the struggle that we were fight for.
The shift in American public opinion in favor of an Allied victory in World War 1 occurred when?
The shift in American public pinion occured when Germany sank the Lusitania.
Selling the war to American people was the task of?
The committee of public information
Who was the most effective president in the cold war and who was the least?
Truman was effective, he resisted the communists with military force in the Korean War. Eisenhower was effective, he sent the first US Servicemen to Vietnam in 1955. Kennedy was effective, he sent the Green Beret (Special Forces) to Vietnam in 1961. Nixon was effective, he took General LeMay's words seriously, and B-52'd the North Vietnamese Government back to the negotiating table (LeMay's words were, "...bomb them back into the stone age..."). Johnson was effective with his Tonkin Gulf Resolution approval, and his Air War offensive in 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder (Bombing campaign over North Vietnam). But he became "least" effective when he let the Vietnam War destroy his administration; in essence he quit. Johnson went on nation wide public television and stated that he would no longer serve as president for the American people. He hated the Vietnam War, and was fed-up with it!
Which was the most effective in leading the American public to conclude that the war was unwinnable?
tet offensive / living-room war
The major promoter of an effective tax-supported system of public education for all american children was?
horace mann
Prior to Pearl Harbor why did FDR struggle in convincing the American public to join war?
The war was over there and we were over here. Many did no see it as any of our business to become involved in a European or Asian conflict.
What technique means convincing the public to vote for an idea or candidate because victory is already certain?
Bandwagon
How for the committee on public information use art to gain Americans support for the war?
One of the things the american has seen is the uncle sam drawings. it has a man that is talking to you with a finger pointing. That art had some convincing power to reclute fellow americans.
During the 1800s the movement of large numbers of immigrants from many different countries into large American cities resuled in the rapid growth of?
effective public health programs
What is the different of marketing and advertisement?
Advertisement is communicating the existence of a product to the public and marketing is convincing a potential customer to buy a product.
How is propaganda in World War 1 effective?
it is effective because it persuades the public to do what you want
Political parties learned to increase their chances of winning elections by?
All of the above -apex (: this is right if you have these options- Convincing young men that politics was manly. Organizing public rituals and ceremonies. Giving people a sense that they belong All of the above.
When was American Public Media created?
American Public Media was created in 2004.
What do you call the act of effective public speaking?
Elocution
How did the Committee on Public Information use art to gain Americans' support for the war?
One of the things the american has seen is the uncle sam drawings. it has a man that is talking to you with a finger pointing. That art had some convincing power to reclute fellow americans.
