Read the excerpt from a speech about the war in Vietnam given by President Johnson in April 1965."The world as it is in Asia is not a serene or peaceful place. The first reality is that North Vietnam has attacked the independent nation of South Vietnam. Its object is total conquest.... Over this war—and all Asia—is another reality: the deepening shadow of Communist China. The rulers in Hanoi are urged on by Peking. This is a regime which has destroyed freedom in Tibet, which has attacked India, and has been condemned by the United Nations for aggression in Korea. It is a nation which is helping the forces of violence in almost every continent. The contest in Vietnam is part of a wider pattern of aggressive purposes.”—President Lyndon Johnson, April 1965
Answer
A
He hoped to build a more peaceful world.
B
He wanted to stop the spread of communist ideas.
C
He wanted to free the people of Tibet from Chinese rule.
D
He hoped to form an alliance with Vietnam to attack China.
Explanation
Johnson describes North Vietnam’s goal as conquering South Vietnam and portrays China as encouraging aggression across Asia and elsewhere. He presents the Vietnam War as part of a broader communist expansion, suggesting that U.S. involvement was intended to contain the spread of communism. The excerpt does not say that the United States planned to free Tibet or form an alliance to attack China.
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