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Question 1

“You know you never defeated us on the battlefield,” said the American colonel during a conversation in Hanoi in April 1975. The North Vietnamese colonel replied, “That may be so, but it is also irrelevant.” What did the North Vietnamese colonel mean in your opinion? Explain your response using evidence to support your claims.

Your response should be a minimum of 300 words.

Question 2

Keeping in mind that NSC-68 set the parameters of policy discussions and military planning, explain how and why the United States got into the Vietnam War and why it could not seem to get out. Include a discussion of the weight of the Soviet Cold War threat on this engagement.

Your response should be a minimum of 300 words.