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President Lyndon Johnson was deeply committed to triumphing over communism. As a result, he stepped up American involvement in the Vietnam War, and lobbied Congress for a declaration of war. He believed it was important to prevent communism from getting a hold in southeast Asia.
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Who declared a war on poverty?
Lyndon Johnson was the president who declared war on poverty. Poverty won.
Which president declared a war on poverty?
Lyndon Johnson is noted for his war on poverty . Some say that poverty won.
Was Lyndon Johnson in a nuclear war?
no
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 Hawks support Lyndon B. Johnson wars policy?
Hawks believed Vietnam was a crucial front in the Cold War
Was there a war when Lyndon Johnson was president?
Vietnam war was fought during Johnson's term.
War during Lyndon Johnson's term?
The primary US military activity during Lyndon Johnson's term a President was the Vietnam War, which extended into Cambodia and Laos.
Who did Lyndon B. Johnson declare war on?
he declared war on the north Vietnam
Historical people in the Vietnam War?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What war was Lyndon Johnson in?
Johnson declared war on poverty. He did not win. He did not declare war on Vietnam but sent 500,000 troops there. He did not win.
The 2003 TV film Path to War is about Lyndon B. Johnson and what war?
Vietnam War
What was Lyndon B Johnson's reputation during the Cold War?
Johnson was unwillingly caught up in the hot battle (Vietnam War) of the Cold War. Johnson was the US's only Presidential Administration to be destroyed by the war. He went on nation wide television and flat out said he would not run for president again, and would NOT ACCEPT nomination for the presidency of the United States. He was truly fed-up with the war.
