He tried to pull America out of the war which eventually got him assasinated.
Military
US: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford. S. Viet: Diem, Thieu.
the conflict in North Vietnam
Kennedy supported a coup in South Vietnam.
Created Green Berets & SEALS, and sent them to Vietnam .
Kennedy was asked to send additional troops to Vietnam. He sent additional troops and military advisors over to Vietnam to help.
About 51000 Americans died in the Vietnam conflict.
Five presidents played a part in the conflict. Eisenhower started sending in military advisers. Then Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and finally Gerald Ford got the US out of it.
False, US involvement in Vietnam was not reduced during the Kennedy administration.
The US is NOT at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
Kennedy inherited the problems of Southeast Asia and intended to get the United States out of Vietnam before it escalated further. His death changed that. The result is Southeast Asia is still in conflict and what is happening on the continent today reflects the problems with China, Korea, and Japan.
Kennedy inherited the problems of Southeast Asia and intended to get the United States out of Vietnam before it escalated further. His death changed that. The result is Southeast Asia is still in conflict and what is happening on the continent today reflects the problems with China, Korea, and Japan.