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Who was chiefly responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Johnson escalated the war.
Who escalated the war in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin?
The US commenced conventional warfare against North Vietnam.
Why did most Americans react to president Johnson's decision to commit troops to the war in Vietnam?
We did not support escalation in Vietnam except for a small amount who were afraid of communism. The war escalated after the Tet Offensive primarily, which was actually an action of the Vietnamese.
How did the presidents of the 1960s influenced policy on Vietnam?
Dwight Eisenhower, president from 1953-1961, sent financial aid to South Vietnam. John Kennedy, president from 1961-1963, sent military advisers. Lyndon Johnson, president from 1963-1969, sent combat troops. Richard Nixon, president from 1969-1974, escalated it by bombing Cambodia. The war finally ended in 1975.
George Wallace in the Vietnam war?
no hahah he was running for president during the vietnam 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.
Who caused the Vietnam war?
LBJ escalated the Vietnam War
What did the Gulf of Tonkin resolution do?
Escalated the Vietnam War from a guerrilla war into a conventional war against North Vietnam.
Was Johnson president during the Vietnam War?
Lyndon Johnson was the President of the US during the Vietnam War from the assassination of John Kennedy until the election of Richard Nixon.
Who was chiefly responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Johnson escalated the war.
Who was the president that first escalated the war to include hundreds of thousands of US troops?
Lyndon Johnson was the president when large numbers of US troops were first sent to Vietnam.
Who was the President who inherited the Vietnam problem and escalated the war?
It was LBJ. Nixon eventually withdrew troops and tried to transfer responsibility to the South Vietnamese.
Why was 1964 the only recognized starting date for the Vietnam era Veterans and not 1961?
President Kennedy sent only advisors, arms, and money into South Vietnam, President Johnson escalated the war and committed U.S. troops.
What did Vietnam war involved?
It started as a guerrilla war, and escalated into a conventional non-nuclear war.
Did the congress ever pass anything that allowed the president to take any military action in Vietnam?
Yes. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized President Johnson to escalate the war in Vietnam.
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).
