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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.
What did the US fear would happen if it did not get involved in vietnam?
Prior to the start of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese launched an effort to bring communism via revolution to the country with assistance from the Soviet Union and China. Responding to pleas for aid, Eisenhower sent aid to South Vietnam and Kennedy sent military advisors. At the height of the Cold War, fearing a communist advantage, President Johnson sent combat troops to Vietnam.
Which American president began the united policy of aid to south Vietnam?
Eisenhower.
Who was the first president to send aid to the french in Vietnam?
President Eisenhower sent military advisors and maybe some technicians to Vietnam to help the government there stay in power. That was the beginning of US involvement there.
What year did President Eisenhower first send aid and military advisor's to South Vietnam?
In 1959 i was 32 years old and i remember reading in the news print that President Eisenhower had sent advisors to Viet-nam or was going to send advisors.
Between 1955 and 1959 the US sent almost 1 billion in economic aid to the government of South Vietnam?
True.
What help did president Eisenhower send to try to help south Vietnam?
President Eisenhower sent military advisors and assistance to South Vietnam to support the government in its fight against the communist insurgency led by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. This included providing financial aid, military equipment, and training for South Vietnamese forces. Eisenhower's administration aimed to strengthen South Vietnam as part of its broader strategy of containment during the Cold War, believing that a stable, non-communist regime in South Vietnam was crucial to preventing the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
Did China and the Soviets give aid to the Vietcong?
The USSR gave aid to North Vietnam. China sent aid to the Vietcong via North Vietnam.
What type of aid did the US supply to South Vietnam?
The US supplied massive military aid to South Vietnam. All in vain, as it turned out.
Who started the Vietnam war America or Vietnam?
North Vietnam started the war against South Vietnam; the US went to the aid of the South.
Who was president of the US when the US first went to Vietnam?
Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was President in 1959 when the Vietnam War began. About 900 US military advisors were sent to the area. President John F. Kennedy supported the anti-communist regime of South Vietnam, providing increased aid and support. In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson used the Gulf of Tonkin incident to push Congress to authorize the direct deployment of US troops.
Who was the first President to get the US involved in the Vietnam war?
Eisenhower laid the groundwork for U.S. involvement in Vietnam with the Eisenhower Doctrine, which proclaimed that, when it came to the Middle East, the U.S. would be "prepared to use armed force...[to counter] aggression from any country controlled by international communism." Eisenhower was also the first president to send economic and military aid to South Vietnam. Kennedy followed in Eisenhower's footsteps by gradually increasing the amount of enonomic and military aid sent to South Vietnam. And it was Johnson who first sent large numbers of American ground troops to fight in Vietnam.
