American policy in vietnam has been compared to stepping into quicksand. you have been asked to give a speech on how the u. s. became involved in vietnam. using material from your notes and the textbook, examine american involvement in the vietnam war. what caused it? how did the u. s. become part of the struggle? could the u. s. have avoided the war?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. obierika was a man who thought about things. when the will of the goddess had been done, he sat down in his obi and mourned his friend’s calamity. why should a man suffer so grievously for an offense he had committed inadvertently? (p. 125) based on the context clues, the best definition for the word “calamity” in the excerpt above is disaster sadness luck indifference

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.

What two advances did europeans borrowed from china