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When did the US first begin giving military support in Vietnam?
The 1950s
What did Conservative Coalition support during 1980's?
it supported an expanded military and it was no longer anti- catholic.
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.
Why did the invasion of cambodia cost president Nixon congressional support?
President Nixon lost congressional support due to American military activities in Cambodia and Laos, which had continued after the cease-fire in South Vietnam went into effect, ended in 1973 when Congress cut off funds.
By 1968 the Vietnam war and president Johnson's decling political support?
All the above .
Why did President Johnson believe that bipartisan congressional support was so important for his policies in Vietnam?
He didn't
What was weakened by the outcome of the Vietnam war?
The popular support for Cold War theories was weakened by the outcome of the Vietnam war. It had also weakened the moral of the US military.
Who was president when the Vietnam War started?
Eisenhower believed in the domino theory that justified intervention in Vietnam and he sent advisors to support the non-Communist government there. Kennedy greatly increased the military aid sent to Vietnam and had the US deeply involved there. Johnson then escalated the War greatly. So, you could say that Eisenhower started it, Kennedy made it inevitable and Johnson really made it a war.
Why did the invasion of Cambodia cost Nixon congressional support?
President Nixon lost congressional support due to American military activities in Cambodia and Laos, which had continued after the cease-fire in South Vietnam went into effect, ended in 1973 when Congress cut off funds.
Why did President Richard Nixon call his approach the war Vietnamization?
President Nixon wanted South Vietnamese Troops to take over combat duties from U.S Forces.
How were President Lyndon Johonson and the Congress different in their goals?
Johnson wanted their support for his Vietnam War Policy.
What was Kennedy's involvement in the Vietnam war?
President Kennedy believed in the "Domino Theory" that required Communism to be contained in every instance. Therefore in his first speech on becoming president, Kennedy made it clear that he would continue the policy of the former President, Dwight Eisenhower, and support the government of Diem in South Vietnam.
