<span>Vietnam was a colony attempting to gain independence.
The conflict began as an independence movement of the Vietnamese against the French who held Vietnam as a colony since 1887.
France declared Vietnam's independence in 1954 but the US and the West wanted to keep control of the resources and area of Vietnam. US involvement was an attempt to keep Vietnam on the side of the West instead of becoming a Communist country as they were moving toward. </span>
It is against the United States constitution to allow the establishment of a national religion in the country. One of the essential points of the constitution is the freedom to choose a religion. It is a manifestation of practising and worshipping a religion as long as you do no harm to other people and does not violate the constitution itself.
For the first question I believe is D, and the second question I think is D as well
What efforts did Johnson take to expand civil rights?
Lyndon B. Johnson took office right after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and he continued with the civil rights cause as a legacy to the former president. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 <em>(which prohibited segregation in public facilities, such as transportation and schools, and racial discrimination in employment and education),</em> and transmitted the ceremony through television so the entire country could see it, afterwards he signed the Voting Rights Act<em> (which protected the rights of African Americans to vote)</em>. This contributed significantly to the civil rights.
What were the goals of Johnson's Great Society?
The Great Society was a collection of domestic programs, legislations and policy initiatives. <em>The main goals were to reduce violence and crime, to reduce poverty, to create a better environment, to end with inequality and to improve the quality of life by creating health care systems. </em>
What methods did Johnson use to get his reforms passed?
<em>President Lyndon Johnson's main method to get his reforms passed was to publicly propose his Great Society plan during an address delivered at the Ohio University,</em> where he urged Congress to pass the proposed legislation, and urged the wealthy class to support this causes. He called for the nation's support to create a Great Society.