History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2274 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Vietnam Syndrome
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The idea
Reagan wanted to put to rest what the anchor calls the Vietnam Syndrome, the reluctance since the mid-seventies to use military force abroad for fear of embarrassing defeat.
In practice
The war of unit fifteen shaping a decade of policy after it.
Where people slip
The anchor says his readiness to show American force sometimes had tragic consequences, as the next entries show.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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