Which is an example of what critics of the war called escalation? The Viet Cong was able to quickly replace soldiers it lost in battle.

The U. S. used a bombing campaign that destroyed buildings, villages, bridges, and morale in North Vietnam.

In March 1965, there were 60,000 U. S. soldiers in Vietnam; in early 1969, there were over half a million U. S. soldiers in Vietnam.

President Johnson asked for a tax increase to cover the costs of the war.

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices