The aftermath of Tet brought public discussions about de-escalation, but not before U.S. generals asked for additional troops for a wide-scale âaccelerated pacification program.â Believing that the U.S. was in a position to defeat the North, these military leaders sought to press for a U.S.-South Vietnam offensive.
Environmental Determinism is essentially the theory that the physical environment (especially climate) controls human character and behavior and consequently human cultures and societies. (from http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/geo/courses/geo101/glossary.html) This idea gained popularity from about 1870-1915.
Glenn's Commentary 1. Social determinism is a belief in the central nature of people in the decision-making process technology can be seen as flexible to meet the needs of relevant social groups (Pannabeker, 1991). Social determinists argue that society shapes technology, not the other way around. People, cultures and society have needs.