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What president sent more troops than any other sitting president into Vietnam?
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∙ 13y ago
I believe that was Lyndon B. Johnson. America's involvement in Vietnam was limited until he became president. According to Wikipedia, "It was Johnson who began America's direct involvement in the ground war in Vietnam." See the Related Links below for more information.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoWiki User
∙ 14y agoLBJ (President Johnson).
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∙ 12y agoPresident Lyndon Johnson
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Who Ended the Vietnam War with a negotiated peace?
Richard Nixon is responsible for calling a cease-fire to end US bombing of North Vietnam. Shortly thereafter, all of the other actors in the war agreed to the cease-fire.
What was president Johnson known for?
While he would have liked to have been remembered for his "great society" which brought us medicare, the civil rights act, and other such programs to help the poor, the unfortunate truth is he will probably always be remembered as the president that ramped up the Vietnam war. As long as there are Vietnam era people still alive he will be remembered as the president that fully commited American troops to the Vietnam conflict that resulted in over 50,000 American troops being killed. There were riots in the streets of America protesting the war. The country was pretty much on edge over the whole issue.
Why did Australia withdraw from Vietnam?
A peace agreement was reached with North Vietnam in which the U.S.and Australia would with draw there troops and North Vietnam would stop attacking South Vietnam. After the U.S. and Australia withdrew there troops North Vietnam broke it's agreement and attacked and over ran South Vietnam.
What was south Vietnam involvement in the war?
South Vietnam are the non-communist side of Vietnam, which supported by the US vastly on war supplies, troops, and other thing to fights against the North Vietnam (the communist side).
What democratic president diverted funds from the Great Society programs?
Lyndon B. Johnson diverted fund from the Great Society programs to be spent on Arm, Troops, and other defenses essential to fight the Vietnam War
When did Johnson send fighting troops to Vietnam?
The easy and often repeated belief. US troops had been in RVN (Republic of South Vietnam) before Johnson (LBJ) was president; before his former boss JFK (Kennedy) was president. US servicemen were being killed in battle in South Vietnam long before LBJ took office in Washington. The Johnson administration commenced open war (via the Tonkin Gulf Resolution) with North Vietnam in August 1964. No other US president prior to LBJ conducted open hostilities with North Vietnam. Open hostilities=Open aerial bombing/bombing campaigns (Operation Rolling Thunder, etc.).
How many other countries participated in the Vietnam Conflict by sending troops?
South Korea , Australia and New Zealand .
Can a sitting president work on behalf of his party?
Helps other party members
How many people were killed in the Vietnam war other than US troops?
Roughly a million Vietnamese were killed in the war.
How were the troops chosen for the Vietnam war?
In the United States there was a draft. Other involved nations may have had other mechanisms for choosing their conscripts.
What other countries did north Vietnamese troops move to invade south Vietnam?
The North Vietnamese transported troops and supplies through Cambodia and Laos in order to supply their army in South Vietnam. Their primary transportation route was known as the Ho Chi Mien Trail.
President in the vietam war?
No US president fought in the Vietnam War. Eisenhower and Kennedy were the president when the US first became involved. Johnson and Nixon were the president when the serious fighting took place.
