Titles: United States v. Nixon Labels: Nixon, Watergate, US_v_Nixon
The Cover-up
1. Regardless of the outcome, should the President of the United States have a right to privacy in regards to the Oval Office tapes? Explain.
When the court demanded that Nixon hand over the tapes, he refused, claiming a right to privacy. However the tapes would have been evidence in the investigation, regardless of how relevant the tapes, particularly the smoking gun tape, would become anyway. The president should not have the power to keep the oval office tapes during an investigation in which they are prevalent.
2. Was President Nixon justified when he fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox? Explain.
When Nixon fired prosecutor Cox in October of 1973, it was because the case was not going as Nixon wanted it to go. Cox had acquired a subpoena for the eight oval office tapes and Nixon wanted claimed that turning the tapes over would threaten national security. Cox however was relentless in wanted the tapes. The president cannot be justified in firing a special prosecutor simply because he is working against the president rather than in his favor.
3. Was Nixon creating a Constitutional crisis by refusing to hand-over the tapes? Explain.
By refusing to hand over the tapes Nixon brought up two issues, one being whether or not the tapes were private property of the president or not and also, by deliberately going against the Supreme Court and judge John Sirica, how much power the executive branch had. If Nixon had not had to and over the tapes and succumb to a court of law, it would have shown that the president is above the law. By refusing to hand over the tapes Nixon was stating that as the president, he was indeed above the law, showing that the executive branch was far more powerful than another branch and thus creating a constitutional crisis.
Closure
4. Why do you think the American public was so outraged by Watergate?
I think that the American public was outraged by Watergate for a few reasons. The first reason pertaining to the actual break in itself; When the investigation began, money from the burglary was able to be traced back to CRP, Nixon's campaign. The fact was that Nixon was using campaign money to pay criminals like G. Gordon Liddy and James McCord and the other burglars. The other outrage and probably the more significant outrage comes from the fact that Watergate created a constitutional crisis. Watergate revealed to the American public how close they had almost come to living under a king or dictator.
5. Do you think President Nixon should have resigned? Explain.
I think that had President Nixon not resigned than he would have certainly been impeached, and so it was in his own best interest. However, aside from that, many of Nixon's aids such as John Mitchell (AG) were serving jail time and had been convicted of crimes relating to watergate. Nixon himself was convicted of abuse of power, obstruction of justice and various other things. If Nixon had not resigned and stayed in his position as president it would have set a precedent that other presidents could break the law, abuse their power and still come out fine.
6. Do you think President Nixon should have been prosecuted? Explain.
Many people working with Nixon were prosecuted, John Mitchell, Gordon Liddy, James McCord, Dean, Colson, and others. Prosecuting Nixon might have shown that even as president he had to answer for his crimes like any other citizen would, which may have been important considering that Watergate seemed to raise the question of whether or not the presidency was heading in more of a totalitarian direction. However, Nixon lost a lot of his power and by becoming the first president to resign his reputation suffered a serious blow. As a political figure he was now very weak.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Watergate: Nixon's Downfall
Wed., May 26 Homework
Read Chapter 32-2 in your online history textbook, The Americans. This is about the Watergate Scandal and the Nixon Administration.
Answer the following questions and post them to your blog: They are due at the end of the school day Thursday.
Title: Watergate: Nixon's Downfall Labels: Plumbers, Nixon, Watergate, Halderman, Dean, Taping_system, White_House, Erlichman, Mitchell, Butterfield, Saturday_Night_Massacre
1. How ere the "plumbers" connected to President Nixon?
2. Who was the judge? Why did he hand out maximum sentences?
3. How were Mitchell and Dean connected to Nixon?
Mitchell was Nixon's former attorney general and dean was a white house counsel to Nixon.
4. How were Haldeman and Erlichman connected to Nixon?
Erlichman was Nixon's
domestic advisor and Halderman was Nixon's White House Cheif of Staff
5. What did the following men tell the Senate about Nixon?
a. Dean
Told the court that the president had been deeply involved in the cover-up
b. Butterfield
Told that court that Nixon had taped all of his presidential conversations
6. Who was fired or forced to resign in the "massacre"?
Attorney General Richardson was forced to resign because he refused to follor orders and fire Archibald Cox.
7. Why weren't investigators satisified with the transcripts?
The transcripts had been edited.
8. What did the tapes reveal?
The tapes revealed how much Nixon knew about the cover up and gave the court enough evidence to impeach him.
9. Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign?
it was revealed that he had accepted bribes from engineering firms while he was governer of Maryland.
10. What did the House Judiciary Committee charge President Nixon with?
They impeached Nixon, charging him with obstruction of justice, abuse of power and contempt of congress fro not obeying a congressional subpoena and releasing the tapes.
11. How did the Watergate scandal create a constitutional crisis?
People became disillusion with imperial presidency. Many became cynical about public crisises because they no longer trusted the constitution.
Read Chapter 32-2 in your online history textbook, The Americans. This is about the Watergate Scandal and the Nixon Administration.
Answer the following questions and post them to your blog: They are due at the end of the school day Thursday.
Title: Watergate: Nixon's Downfall Labels: Plumbers, Nixon, Watergate, Halderman, Dean, Taping_system, White_House, Erlichman, Mitchell, Butterfield, Saturday_Night_Massacre
1. How ere the "plumbers" connected to President Nixon?
2. Who was the judge? Why did he hand out maximum sentences?
3. How were Mitchell and Dean connected to Nixon?
Mitchell was Nixon's former attorney general and dean was a white house counsel to Nixon.
4. How were Haldeman and Erlichman connected to Nixon?
Erlichman was Nixon's
domestic advisor and Halderman was Nixon's White House Cheif of Staff
5. What did the following men tell the Senate about Nixon?
a. Dean
Told the court that the president had been deeply involved in the cover-up
b. Butterfield
Told that court that Nixon had taped all of his presidential conversations
6. Who was fired or forced to resign in the "massacre"?
Attorney General Richardson was forced to resign because he refused to follor orders and fire Archibald Cox.
7. Why weren't investigators satisified with the transcripts?
The transcripts had been edited.
8. What did the tapes reveal?
The tapes revealed how much Nixon knew about the cover up and gave the court enough evidence to impeach him.
9. Why did Vice President Spiro Agnew resign?
it was revealed that he had accepted bribes from engineering firms while he was governer of Maryland.
10. What did the House Judiciary Committee charge President Nixon with?
They impeached Nixon, charging him with obstruction of justice, abuse of power and contempt of congress fro not obeying a congressional subpoena and releasing the tapes.
11. How did the Watergate scandal create a constitutional crisis?
People became disillusion with imperial presidency. Many became cynical about public crisises because they no longer trusted the constitution.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Women Fight for Equality
Read Chapter 31-2 in your The Americans online textbook. (begins on page 982). Answer the following and post to your blog. Due Tuesday prior to class.
Title: Women Fight for Equality Labels: Women's_Rights, Friedan, Schlafly, Steinem, Roe_v_Wade, ERA, NOW, Feminism,
Directions: As you read about the rise of a new women’s movement, take notes to explain how each of the following helped to create or advance the movement.
1. Experiences in the workplace
Certain jobs were considered "men's work". Women were rarely promoted to management and made far less than men did. WOmen learning of this led them to want change.
2. Experiences in social activism
Women were often brushed aside in activist groups which led them to form their own smaller groups
3. "Consciousness raising"
these were small groups formed by women where they could share their experiences and learn that many other women felt the same way that they did
4. Feminism
feminism was the belief that women should have equal political and social rights as men. It was the reasoning behind the push for women's equality.
5. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan wrote the book, The feminine Mystique, which was a book about the problem of women feeling dissatisfied with their roles.
6. Civil Rights Act of 1964
This helped the women's movement because it made illegal discrimination based on sex
7. National Organization for Women (NOW)
was a group formed to pursue womens' goals
such as the creation of child care facilities and illiminating discrimiantion based on sex in the workplace
8. Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine
GLoria Steinem was a femisnist activist who formed Ms. MAgazine whihc addressed feminism and womens' issues.
9. Congress
Congress passed laws that made gender discrimination in education illegal, also the equaL rights amendament which guarenteed that men and women would have the same protetion under the law
10. Supreme CourtRoe v. Wade which ruled that women have the right to have an abortion in the first 3 months of pregnaqncy.
11. The Equal rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
Phyllis Schlaffly opposed this amendment because she thought it would lead to the drafting of women, a lack of protection under the law for homemakers and same-sex marriage and would make husbands not have to provide for their families.
Posted by Mr. Hyer at 9:24
Title: Women Fight for Equality Labels: Women's_Rights, Friedan, Schlafly, Steinem, Roe_v_Wade, ERA, NOW, Feminism,
Directions: As you read about the rise of a new women’s movement, take notes to explain how each of the following helped to create or advance the movement.
1. Experiences in the workplace
Certain jobs were considered "men's work". Women were rarely promoted to management and made far less than men did. WOmen learning of this led them to want change.
2. Experiences in social activism
Women were often brushed aside in activist groups which led them to form their own smaller groups
3. "Consciousness raising"
these were small groups formed by women where they could share their experiences and learn that many other women felt the same way that they did
4. Feminism
feminism was the belief that women should have equal political and social rights as men. It was the reasoning behind the push for women's equality.
5. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan wrote the book, The feminine Mystique, which was a book about the problem of women feeling dissatisfied with their roles.
6. Civil Rights Act of 1964
This helped the women's movement because it made illegal discrimination based on sex
7. National Organization for Women (NOW)
was a group formed to pursue womens' goals
such as the creation of child care facilities and illiminating discrimiantion based on sex in the workplace
8. Gloria Steinem and Ms. Magazine
GLoria Steinem was a femisnist activist who formed Ms. MAgazine whihc addressed feminism and womens' issues.
9. Congress
Congress passed laws that made gender discrimination in education illegal, also the equaL rights amendament which guarenteed that men and women would have the same protetion under the law
10. Supreme CourtRoe v. Wade which ruled that women have the right to have an abortion in the first 3 months of pregnaqncy.
11. The Equal rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights under the law, regardless of gender. Who opposed this amendment? Why?
Phyllis Schlaffly opposed this amendment because she thought it would lead to the drafting of women, a lack of protection under the law for homemakers and same-sex marriage and would make husbands not have to provide for their families.
Posted by Mr. Hyer at 9:24
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?
Title: Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War? Labels: Vietnam_War
Look back at your answers to your homework that was assigned on April 30, The U.S. struggles against the Communist in Vietnam. Your answers will be very useful for this summary activity.
Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?
The Americans did not lose purely for military reasons. There were other factors as well.
Write an explanation AND cite a source from the reading that shows the importance of the following six factors:
1. US military tactics in Vietnam
The US used tactics in et Vietnam war that included dropping bombs. To avoid the effects of American air tactics the Vietcong built underground tunnels (source 36).
2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
Although the US had criticized Stalin for not holding free elections, they did not want an election in South Vietnam because it seemed likely that a communist would have won (source 34).
3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
The term of duty in Vietnam was one year for US soldiers. Many soldiers died quickly or left after the year before they really became good soldiers. ALso, many of the recruits were 19 years old. Some soldiers scored so low on intelligence tests that they normally would not have been allowed to join the army (source 43).
4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
Americans were horrified by the use of chemical weapons like napalm to destroy villages and people. The US public did not condone the war (source 46).
5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
The Chinese and the Soviets kept the Viet Cong well supplied with weapons. The Viet Cong had the support of the Chinese (source 38).
6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
The argument is source 57 essentially claims that the US did not lose any significant military battle, and the Fall of Saigon happened after the US had left and consisted of only Vietnamese soldiers, so therefore the US did not really lose the Vietnamese war. While I agree that technically, the US did not lose the war, I don't think it is particularly important, as the US still completely failed at what it set out to do. The war was disastrous for the US and served as proof that containment was a failure.
Add other if you think there are factors you should consider.
Look back at your answers to your homework that was assigned on April 30, The U.S. struggles against the Communist in Vietnam. Your answers will be very useful for this summary activity.
Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?
The Americans did not lose purely for military reasons. There were other factors as well.
Write an explanation AND cite a source from the reading that shows the importance of the following six factors:
1. US military tactics in Vietnam
The US used tactics in et Vietnam war that included dropping bombs. To avoid the effects of American air tactics the Vietcong built underground tunnels (source 36).
2. The unpopularity of the South Vietnamese regime
Although the US had criticized Stalin for not holding free elections, they did not want an election in South Vietnam because it seemed likely that a communist would have won (source 34).
3. The experience of the Viet Cong and the inexperience of the American soldiers
The term of duty in Vietnam was one year for US soldiers. Many soldiers died quickly or left after the year before they really became good soldiers. ALso, many of the recruits were 19 years old. Some soldiers scored so low on intelligence tests that they normally would not have been allowed to join the army (source 43).
4. Domestic opposition to the war in the U.S.
Americans were horrified by the use of chemical weapons like napalm to destroy villages and people. The US public did not condone the war (source 46).
5. Chinese and Soviet support for the Viet Cong
The Chinese and the Soviets kept the Viet Cong well supplied with weapons. The Viet Cong had the support of the Chinese (source 38).
6. 'But did they really lose?' Summarize the argument put forward in Source 57, and your view on it.
The argument is source 57 essentially claims that the US did not lose any significant military battle, and the Fall of Saigon happened after the US had left and consisted of only Vietnamese soldiers, so therefore the US did not really lose the Vietnamese war. While I agree that technically, the US did not lose the war, I don't think it is particularly important, as the US still completely failed at what it set out to do. The war was disastrous for the US and served as proof that containment was a failure.
Add other if you think there are factors you should consider.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Vietnam War Opposition
Using your knowledge gained from previous readings in the Vietnam War reading, complete the following.
Title: Vietnam War Opposition Labels: Vietnam_War, Vietcong, Tet_Offensive, My_Lai_Massacre, Vietnam_War_Protest, 1968
The assignment is due by at the beginning of class on Friday.
You are an opponent of American involvement in Vietnam. Use the evidence in this chapter to begin formulating ideas to make a poster or a leaflet putting forward your views. You will work on this in class on Friday. You can include stories and images from pages 353-61. However, you must also include an explanation that will convince the supporters of containment that the policy is not working in Vietnam. OPTIONAL: Instead of opposing the war, you can support it. Feel free to make a COUNTER-ARGUMENT that the war is necessary to contain Communism.
1. Note all of the reasons why you feel the war in Vietnam is wrong.
-The My Lai Massacre (the general issue of brutal civillian deaths)
-use of chemical weapons like agent orange
-the US is not making a lot of progress against the Vietcong guerilla army
-methods like bombing (operation rolling thunder) are costly and only slow down the viet cong
2. Note what you re trying to achieve with this poster. (e.g. to convince people to write to their Congressmen to get the troops out.)
With this poster I will try to convince to publicly protest against the Vietnam War.
3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image.
Possible images for the poster:
-A soldier (with his head facing down) in the midst of a destroyed village
-Politicians (portrayed unflatteringly) dump money and american soldiers into a giant hold labled "Vietnam"
-Vietnamese civillians running away from chemical weapons
-a group of american protesters
4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
Possible solgans
"Protest the war; stop the waste of lives"
"No one wins in a war like this"
"Show some humanity. Protest the Vietnam War"
Title: Vietnam War Opposition Labels: Vietnam_War, Vietcong, Tet_Offensive, My_Lai_Massacre, Vietnam_War_Protest, 1968
The assignment is due by at the beginning of class on Friday.
You are an opponent of American involvement in Vietnam. Use the evidence in this chapter to begin formulating ideas to make a poster or a leaflet putting forward your views. You will work on this in class on Friday. You can include stories and images from pages 353-61. However, you must also include an explanation that will convince the supporters of containment that the policy is not working in Vietnam. OPTIONAL: Instead of opposing the war, you can support it. Feel free to make a COUNTER-ARGUMENT that the war is necessary to contain Communism.
1. Note all of the reasons why you feel the war in Vietnam is wrong.
-The My Lai Massacre (the general issue of brutal civillian deaths)
-use of chemical weapons like agent orange
-the US is not making a lot of progress against the Vietcong guerilla army
-methods like bombing (operation rolling thunder) are costly and only slow down the viet cong
2. Note what you re trying to achieve with this poster. (e.g. to convince people to write to their Congressmen to get the troops out.)
With this poster I will try to convince to publicly protest against the Vietnam War.
3. List possible images for your poster. Think about: background (e.g. destroyed villages); the central image (e.g. picture of a young soldier); whether you will need words to explain your image.
Possible images for the poster:
-A soldier (with his head facing down) in the midst of a destroyed village
-Politicians (portrayed unflatteringly) dump money and american soldiers into a giant hold labled "Vietnam"
-Vietnamese civillians running away from chemical weapons
-a group of american protesters
4. List some possible slogans for your poster.
Possible solgans
"Protest the war; stop the waste of lives"
"No one wins in a war like this"
"Show some humanity. Protest the Vietnam War"
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Vietnam War Turning Points
Using your knowledge gained from previous readings in the Vietnam War reading, answer the following questions.
Title: Vietnam War Turning Points Labels: Vietnam_War, Vietcong, Tet_Offensive, My_Lai_Massacre
The assignment is due by 3:10 on Wednesday.
1. Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer.
The Tet Offensive was a turning point because after it, the American side began losing support for the war.
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
No, source 51 emphasizes the horror of the soldiers involved the the My Lai Massacre and compares the actions of it to the actions of Nazis. Source 51 defends the massacre saying that the objective was not to kill the people and that the massacre was just another way to kill the ideology of communism.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for
anyone to do anything about the massacre?
I think that people were probably afraid to report Calley. Also, many soldiers may to have wanted to come to terms with what had actually happened at My Lai, preferring to forget what had happened.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to
the American public?
The massacre was so shocking to the american public because it was very clear evidence that the war in vietnam had gone horribly wrong. Before the massacre, it still seemed like maybe everything the US was doing was for the bigger cause of defeating communism, but the massacre seemed to prove that this was not the case; civilians including women child and old men were all killed at the massacre for no reason except viciousness and that shocked the american public deeply.
Title: Vietnam War Turning Points Labels: Vietnam_War, Vietcong, Tet_Offensive, My_Lai_Massacre
The assignment is due by 3:10 on Wednesday.
1. Why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Explain your answer.
The Tet Offensive was a turning point because after it, the American side began losing support for the war.
2. Are Sources 51 and 52 making the same point about the My Lai Massacre?
No, source 51 emphasizes the horror of the soldiers involved the the My Lai Massacre and compares the actions of it to the actions of Nazis. Source 51 defends the massacre saying that the objective was not to kill the people and that the massacre was just another way to kill the ideology of communism.
3. Why do you think it took 12 months for
anyone to do anything about the massacre?
I think that people were probably afraid to report Calley. Also, many soldiers may to have wanted to come to terms with what had actually happened at My Lai, preferring to forget what had happened.
4. Why was the massacre so shocking to
the American public?
The massacre was so shocking to the american public because it was very clear evidence that the war in vietnam had gone horribly wrong. Before the massacre, it still seemed like maybe everything the US was doing was for the bigger cause of defeating communism, but the massacre seemed to prove that this was not the case; civilians including women child and old men were all killed at the massacre for no reason except viciousness and that shocked the american public deeply.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The U.S. Struggles Against the Communists in Vietnam
Step 2: Using pages 356-61 in the Vietnam War Reading, make notes in columns 2 (US Army) and 4 (Viet Cong) to record how far each side had each quality.
Stage 2: Thinking it through
Step 3: in each row of column 3, draw some scales to show which way the balance falls for this quality. Did the USA or the Viet Cong have the advantage?
1. Now think about the overall picture - how the strengths and weaknesses work together.
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
The US had an advantage as far as armies go because they outnumbered and outgunned the Viet Cong. However, the Viet Cong army was more devoted to the the war, and o Chi Minh continued to sacrifice soldiers to the war.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
I believe that the one determining quality in who won the war was effective tactics. Although US tactics were able to kill Viet Kong, they were also very expensive and, witch chemical weapons, extremely gruesome. The US tactics were not only inefficient but in some cases, but when the press got a old of them they shocked the American public. The Veit COng on the other hand used guerilla warfare to terrorize the US.The Tet offensive, although it was in some ways a disaster, was a turning point in the war.
Stage 3: Explaining your conclusions
The failure of the U.S. army to beat the Communist in Vietnam was the result of its own weaknesses and Viet Cong strengths.
2. Now write up your answer. Use this structure:
a. The U.S. weaknesses were: A lack of soldier's and public moral, inefficient and costly tactics.
b. At the same time, the Communist strengths were: Highly motivated (refused to give in) and had better tactics like guerilla warfare.
c. The U.S. forces did have some successes. For example: Operation Rolling thunder.
d. However, there were some major failures as well. Examples of these were: The My Lai Massacre (this is not so much a defeat as bad press for the US), Operation Rolling thunder did work but could not defeat communists, search and destroy was not a good tactic.
e. The Viet Cong had some major successes, such as:the Tet offensive (was a turning point in the war),
f. However, they also suffered defeats, for example:
The US of chemical weapons by the US, keeping the Ho Chi MInh trail open cost many soldiers' lives
g. If I had to identify one major American weakness, it would be [Insert weakness here] because:
American tactics because the Americans were not prepared to deal with the guerilla war tactics of the Viet Cong. Their tactics such as bombing were unable to defeat a guerilla army.
h. The key Viet Cong strength was [their use of guerilla warfare] because: guerilla warfare made them impossible to defeat with bombing raids and traditional battles, both of which the US would have won. Even though the US troops outnumbered and outgunned them, they were not able to defeat them because guerilla warfare made the Viet congs so difficult to find and often caught US soliders off guard with attacks.
Stage 2: Thinking it through
Step 3: in each row of column 3, draw some scales to show which way the balance falls for this quality. Did the USA or the Viet Cong have the advantage?
1. Now think about the overall picture - how the strengths and weaknesses work together.
a) Were the armies finely balanced or was the balance strongly weighted to one side or the other?
The US had an advantage as far as armies go because they outnumbered and outgunned the Viet Cong. However, the Viet Cong army was more devoted to the the war, and o Chi Minh continued to sacrifice soldiers to the war.
b) Which quality was most important in determining who won the war? Was one feature so important that being ahead in that area meant that other advantages or disadvantages did not matter?
I believe that the one determining quality in who won the war was effective tactics. Although US tactics were able to kill Viet Kong, they were also very expensive and, witch chemical weapons, extremely gruesome. The US tactics were not only inefficient but in some cases, but when the press got a old of them they shocked the American public. The Veit COng on the other hand used guerilla warfare to terrorize the US.The Tet offensive, although it was in some ways a disaster, was a turning point in the war.
Stage 3: Explaining your conclusions
The failure of the U.S. army to beat the Communist in Vietnam was the result of its own weaknesses and Viet Cong strengths.
2. Now write up your answer. Use this structure:
a. The U.S. weaknesses were: A lack of soldier's and public moral, inefficient and costly tactics.
b. At the same time, the Communist strengths were: Highly motivated (refused to give in) and had better tactics like guerilla warfare.
c. The U.S. forces did have some successes. For example: Operation Rolling thunder.
d. However, there were some major failures as well. Examples of these were: The My Lai Massacre (this is not so much a defeat as bad press for the US), Operation Rolling thunder did work but could not defeat communists, search and destroy was not a good tactic.
e. The Viet Cong had some major successes, such as:the Tet offensive (was a turning point in the war),
f. However, they also suffered defeats, for example:
The US of chemical weapons by the US, keeping the Ho Chi MInh trail open cost many soldiers' lives
g. If I had to identify one major American weakness, it would be [Insert weakness here] because:
American tactics because the Americans were not prepared to deal with the guerilla war tactics of the Viet Cong. Their tactics such as bombing were unable to defeat a guerilla army.
h. The key Viet Cong strength was [their use of guerilla warfare] because: guerilla warfare made them impossible to defeat with bombing raids and traditional battles, both of which the US would have won. Even though the US troops outnumbered and outgunned them, they were not able to defeat them because guerilla warfare made the Viet congs so difficult to find and often caught US soliders off guard with attacks.
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