POLI 1501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Kent State Shootings, Henry Kissinger, Anti-Communism
26 Sep 2016
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Consequences of the vietnam war: changes us role in the world a. i. Willing of us to intervene is much less a. iii. More reserved stance to intervene in global conflicts a. iii. 1. Once north vietnam invades south vietnam after the war, it does help south vietnam a. iii. 2. Congress wants to be able to control when us uses force, and for how long a. iii. 3. If a foreign country was invaded by communist power, only 1 country gets american support of 50% or more a. iv. 1. a. (canada) a. iv. 1. b. Not even supporting vital allies: changes in how to use force b. i. Military leaders who experience vietnam start to rethink of when the us should use force, and how to use force b. i. 1. When to use force: when a threat is vital to american national security b. i. 1. a. If we stay in conflicy too long and csuffer a lot of casualuties, public support will go down b. i. 1. a. i.
