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He used the gulf of Tonkin as justification however his reasons to escalate the war were different, he wanted to contain communism in South East Asia and the ARVN were losing the war so he had to step in and send troops as well as bombing the country in an attempt to win the war.
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∙ 14y agoJohnson did escalate the war by using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to commit regular US forces and the forces of five other nations, instead of US volunteers only. Perharps the question is asking why he did not choose to escalate the war with intense bombings as Nixon later did.
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∙ 12y agoIt would have been an act of war on the North Vietnamese which would have dragged in the Chinese and Soviets, resulting in a much bigger war.
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∙ 15y agoTonkin Gulf
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President who increased troops to Vietnam?
Lyndon B Johnson
What president did not run for re-election due to public opinion regarding the Vietnam war?
Lyndon Johnson did not run for a third term largely because of opposition to the Vietnam War from his own party as well as outside.
Why did Americans lose faith in president Lyndon B Johnson's Vietnam policy?
President Johnson had not delivered the victory he had repeatedly promised.
Which US president tried to vietnamize the Vietnam war?
President Richard Nixon
Who was the first United States president to send troops into the Vietnam war?
Lyndon Johnson The first president to send a fighting force into Vietnam was President Lyndon B. Johnson although President Dwight D. Eisenhower sported the French in the First Indochina War with navy and air support no actual forces had set food inside Vietnam
How did president johnson escalate the vietnam war?
There is no question that President Lyndon Johnson was in charge of America's military effort in Vietnam, as Commander In Chief, and the war escalated because he escalated it.
What bad things did Lyndon B. Johnson do?
He was said to escalate the Vietnam War to drastic levels that were outrageous.
How did Lyndon Johnson involve the US further in Vietnam and what effect did this have on his domestic agenda?
lyndon B Johnson, the 36th President of the U.S., helped to escalate American involvement in Vietnam by sending more troops to war. This stimulated an anti-war movement and his domestic policies failed.
President who increased troops to Vietnam?
Lyndon B Johnson
Did President Lyndon Johnson visit Vietnam?
Yes, in 1966.
What president sent more troops than any other sitting president into Vietnam?
I believe that was Lyndon B. Johnson. America's involvement in Vietnam was limited until he became president. According to Wikipedia, "It was Johnson who began America's direct involvement in the ground war in Vietnam." See the Related Links below for more information.
What president did not run for re-election due to public opinion regarding the Vietnam war?
Lyndon Johnson did not run for a third term largely because of opposition to the Vietnam War from his own party as well as outside.
What US President's term was ruined by the Vietnam War?
Lyndon Johnson.
Who was the US President during the Vietnam War in 1968?
Lyndon Johnson.
What was the main president during Vietnam war?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who was the US president that escalated your troops in Vietnam?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What president was involved in the Vietnam war in 1964 to1968?
Lyndon Johnson.
