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What president Johnson and Nixon wanted to get America out of Vietnam?
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How did Richard Nixon's approach to the Vietnam war differ from Lyndon Johnson's?
Nixon liked football, he played to win. Johnson wanted to create a "Great Society" of peace, education and equal rights. Johnson "Hated" the Vietnam War. He refused to remain president anymore because of it. Nixon was ready to play "hard-ball", and he did.
Why did Johnson back the war in Vietnam?
He wanted to prevent a Communist takeover of Southeast Asia
What were Johnson view on Vietnam?
He hated it, wanted no part of it, and refused to be re-elected because of it.
How did Johnson and Nixon deal with America's involvement in Vietnam?
President Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incident to deepen American involvement in Vietnam. And as early as February 1965, U.S. planes began to bomb North Vietnam. American troop strength in Vietnam increased to more than 180,000 by the end of the year and to 500,000 by 1968. ChaCha!
Did President Johnson want to keep the US troops in Vietnam?
No. LBJ wanted nothing to do with Vietnam...it just fell on top of him and he couldn't get up from under it. He hated the war so much; he went on television to announce publicly, that he refused to run for re-election.
President johnson and nixon wanted to get america out of vietnam?
it is true that both President Johnson and President Nixon wanted to get America out of Vietnam. It did not happen until 1974 when the North Vietnamese took control of Hanoi. This was the end to the war and American troops were ordered home.
How were President Lyndon Johonson and the Congress different in their goals?
Johnson wanted their support for his Vietnam War Policy.
What was the most significant reason for Lyndon B. Johnson's air strike on North Vietnam in August 1964?
President Johnson wanted to respond to a North Vietnamese attack on an American warship.
Lyndon Johnson could have chosen escalation negotiation or even evacuation with regard to Vietnam He chose escalation Why?
No US President wanted to be the FIRST to lose a war.
Why did the opposition after the Vietnam War affect President Johnson?
President Johnson did NOT like the Vietnam War; He didn't like to talk about it, he didn't want to hear about it, and he didn't want "...to send American Boys to fight a war that Asian Boys should be fighting..." to quote one of his televised broadcasts. Johnson wanted to concentrate on HOME MATTERS; primarily his "Great Society." Vietnam angered him so much, he refused to remain President of the United States after his first term expired.
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.
How was president Johnson's reconstruction plan similar and different from president Lincoln ten percent plan?
well president Lincoln wanted to end slavery but on the other hand president Johnson wanted to keep it.
Why did Johnson back the war in Vietnam?
He wanted to prevent a Communist takeover of Southeast Asia
What were Johnson view on Vietnam?
He hated it, wanted no part of it, and refused to be re-elected because of it.
How did Richard Nixon's approach to the Vietnam war differ from Lyndon Johnson's?
Nixon liked football, he played to win. Johnson wanted to create a "Great Society" of peace, education and equal rights. Johnson "Hated" the Vietnam War. He refused to remain president anymore because of it. Nixon was ready to play "hard-ball", and he did.
How did Johnson and Nixon deal with America's involvement in Vietnam?
President Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incident to deepen American involvement in Vietnam. And as early as February 1965, U.S. planes began to bomb North Vietnam. American troop strength in Vietnam increased to more than 180,000 by the end of the year and to 500,000 by 1968. ChaCha!
Did President Johnson want to keep the US troops in Vietnam?
No. LBJ wanted nothing to do with Vietnam...it just fell on top of him and he couldn't get up from under it. He hated the war so much; he went on television to announce publicly, that he refused to run for re-election.
