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Naval engagements between the USN and NVN in the Tonkin Gulf.
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Who caused the Vietnam war?
LBJ escalated the Vietnam War
Who was chiefly responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Johnson escalated the war.
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 did Vietnam war involved?
It started as a guerrilla war, and escalated into a conventional non-nuclear war.
Who escalated the war in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin?
The US commenced conventional warfare against North Vietnam.
What was the nature of warfare in Vietnam?
The war escalated from a guerrilla war into a conventional war (minus nuclear weapons).
Who commanded the US forces in the Vietnam when the war escalated in the late 1960's?
William westmoreland
What is nature Vietnam war?
A limited war (limited to conventional non-atomic weapons). Originally a guerrilla war that escalated into a conventional war.
Should the war be escalated?
Any war should be escalated if the enemy: 1. Is positively identified (such as North Vietnam). 2. There is a distinct possibility that you can win by escalating the war. 3. And there's no possibility of the escalation turning into a nuclear war.
What did the Gulf of Tonkin resolution do?
Escalated the Vietnam War from a guerrilla war into a conventional war against North Vietnam.
Explain the role of the various presidents in the Vietnam War from Truman to Nixon?
Each escalated it, alittle a time.
What ultimately happened to johnsons influence?
Lyndon Johnson greatly escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War.
