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.
Throughout the study of geography, there have been a number of different approaches to explaining the development of the world's societies and cultures. One that received much prominence in geographic history but has declined in recent decades of academic study is environmental determinism.hroughout the study of geography, there have been a number of different approaches to explaining the development of the world's societies and cultures. One that received much prominence in geographic history but has declined in recent decades of academic study is environmental determinism.