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LBJ escalated bombing used more AirCav and Airborne rangers from the original deployment plan. He got China to reduce some supplies shipments and got the Phathet Lao involved. Thai could be used a Police in Hanoi which didn't annoy the Vietcong too much. Defoliation helped w/napalm. It went a little south with crossing into Cambodia.
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∙ 10y agoWhen Lyndon Johnson became President following the death of John F. Kennedy, the US involvement in Vietnam was quite small. Kennedy had sent over some military advisers, but Americans were doing very little fighting in Vietnam. Johnson gradually increased the US military presence in Vietnam, which was described as the escalation of the war. Escalation was a continual process, with more and more American soldiers being sent to Vietnam. By the time Johnson left office, American involvement was quite large. It was to become even larger under the next President, Richard Nixon.
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∙ 12y agoJohnson sent troops over to Vietnam and soon after declared war. From 1965 to 1975 we had troops involved in a war that could not be won - we lost 590,000 men and women in those 11 years.
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∙ 16y agoIn 1965 President Johnson sent in the US Marines who landed with tanks. These were the first regular combat troops sent in, thus widening the war.
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∙ 11y agoSending in more troops. The years 1968-69 saw the biggest draft of men in the war. It was part of Americans foreign policy to contain communism. They did not want Comminism to spread
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Did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution make matters worse?
If by worse you mean formal US involvement in Vietnam, and largely unfettered control of military actions in Vietnam by President Lyndon Johnson, then yes. The Tonkin Gulf Resolution, Public Law 88-408, passed 7 August 1964, was in response to the two attacks against US Navy vessels (the USS Maddox on August 2 and the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy on August 4) in the Tonkin Gulf. The Tonkin Gulf issue simply initiated open war between North Vietnam and the US. Prior to the Gulf incident there was no war between Hanoi and Washington, only a guerrilla war against the Viet Cong in RVN (Republic of South Vietnam)...not a war against North Vietnam itself.
How did US President Lyndon Johnson rely on the Founding Fathers for his justification of conducting a war in Vietnam without the declaration of a war from Congress?
No one will be citing US President Lyndon Johnson's actions in Vietnam as a result of his interpretations of the US Constitution or based on the thoughts of the Founding Fathers. Johnson was a man of action. He and his many supporters were pleased with Johnson as a man who "got things done". His advisors in the State Department however, did take the scholarly stance by looking back in US history and stretching it a bit to fit the modern world. With that said, there was more than one rational for armed intervention in Vietnam. Johnson's advisors sought to deflect his critics by citing at least 125 instances when the chief executive had to take matters into his own hands to protect the nation. In 1787, the Framers reserved for the President the power to repel sudden attacks, then the world was a far larger place and no doubt they had in mind attacks against the borders of the US. The US Department of State, as the US Supreme Court has a habit of doing, stressed that in this new modern world, an attack on a nation far from our shores can impinge directly on the US's national security. What then follows in the world of "new think" or better said by George Orwell and "new speak", is a vast and long war to protect the interests of the US. This is an observation, not a criticism or words of support for Johnson's actions. And, the US has not been alone in matters such as this. For a moment, use an extreme to make a point. Was the occupation of the Falkland Islands a necessity for the UK's security?
How did the Vietnam War effect to the crop failure in Vietnam?
Bomb craters tended to make swimming holes out of agricultural fields.
What are the differences of Korean and Vietnam war?
The Vietnam War was much more signifcant for the U.S than the Korean War becuase History made an informative series for Vietnam, "Vietnam in HD". The Korean War didn't have as much gore or communist involvment to really make T.V material.
How did Western Outlaws impact America today?
No impact. Make for great legends and stories, but nothing more.
What president is most closely associated with the Great Society?
LBJ started it, but decided that the Vietnam War was taking the resources needed to make it work. However it continued for a while under Nixon until it was eventually stripped of all funding and terminated.
How far was the direct US military intervention in Vietnam due tp president Lyndon Johnson?
I take it you are doing AS/A Level history, without spoon feeding you I can tell you that the opportunity was also given to Kennedy but he did not go ahead with it. Here are some useful websites: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/johnson_vietnam.htm http://alphahistory.com/vietnam/lyndon-johnson/ Remember that in your externals the internet won't be able to help you, make sure you understand the question and have enough knowledge on the topic to write an essay.
What startling announcement did President Lyndon B. Johnson make on March 31 1968?
On March 31, 1968, Lyndon Johnson announced plans to limit the war in Viet Nam and not to seek re election to the presidency.
What did president Lyndon Johnson do as president?
He began a program to clean America's highways and make them beautiful again.
Why did Lyndon Johnson make Memorial Day?
so that we can honor all the Americans who fought abd died in the military sevice
Explain how Lyndon Johnson's personal and political experiences might have influenced his actions as president?
he was associated with bank. he did the corruption to make it happy
Was President Nixon a Dove or a Hawk?
The concept of Doves and Hawks didn't exist when there were MODERATE republicans. Since the parties have become so polarized and unwilling to compromise, our country has essentially gone to heck in a hand basket.
How did Martin Luther king Jr's voters registration drive affect the passage of national civil rights legislation?
It made president Lyndon Johnson make congress pass a new and stronger legislation to ensure the voting rights of African Americans
What were President Andrew Johnson's major contributions?
Not all that great. He granted pardons to virtually all ex-Confederates, thus making impossible any divisive treason trials of men like Lee, but there was little appetite for this anyway. Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867, but this was mainly the work of Secretary of State Seward, who was appointed by Lincoln, not Johnson. Johnson's record was mostly negative, getting into bitter quarrels with Congress over Reconstruction policy, and losing on virtually every disputed point.
President Johnson entered the Vietnam war because he?
LBJ entered Vietnam because he wanted to make sure South Vietnam did not fal to communism. He felt that we were a large enough superpower to overcome Vietnam in a short amount of time. He obviously was wrong.
Why did Lyndon B. Johnson make Kennedy's wife stand next to him when he became President?
He didn't "make" her, he asked her in all politeness. He wanted to show, symbolically, that even in tragedy, the transition of power in America was smooth and immediate.
What was Lyndon Johnson best known for when he was in Congress?
Johnson was a powerful senator. He knew everybody in the Senate and most of the senators owed him something. He knew how to make a deal and push through legislation. He once said something to the effect that he had more power as a senator than as President.
