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What president was responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
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∙ 12y ago
Of the five commander in chiefs (US presidents) involved with the Vietnam War only two used B52s to bomb North Vietnam & launched extensive bombing campaigns over the North: LBJ & Nixon.
Nixon was by far the most aggressive "B52 man." It was his favorite weapon. While LBJ (Johnson) was far more cautious and took great pains to avoid hitting Haiphong Harbor & Hanoi. LBJ didn't want to involve Red China nor the USSR in Vietnam, hence his caution; apparently Nixon made some secret agreements with the USSR/Red China when he visited them in about 1972, because his Linebacker bombing campaigns commenced that year. They didn't call President Nixon "Tricky Dick" for nothing!
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∙ 13y agoLBJ commenced his bombing campaigns over the North with Rolling Thunder in 1965.
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∙ 11y agoLyndon B. Johnson was the president who greatly escalated US involvement the conflict in Vietnam. He sent some 500,000 US troops there.
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∙ 12y agoL.B. Johnson .
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Who was chiefly responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Johnson escalated the war.
Escalation of the war in Vietnam begin with what?
Tonkin Gulf Incident
What was Johnson's involvement in the vietnam war?
President Johnson's policy was to do what was necessary to defend South Vietnam against being conquered by North Vietnam. This involved a continually increasing number of US troops, which was described as escalation. Or as Tom Paxton put it, Lyndon Johnson told the nation Have no fear of escalation I am trying everyone to please Though it isn't really war We're sending fifty thousand more To help save Vietnam from the Vietnamese.
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.
George Wallace in the Vietnam war?
no hahah he was running for president during the vietnam war
Who was chiefly responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Johnson escalated the war.
What war was President Nixon associated with?
President Nixon was associated with both the escalation of and end of the Vietnam War.
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.
What was the Vietnam request in the Vietnam war?
The most common request made by US commanders during the Vietnam War, was a constant request to the President for: More men. (40,000 men a month were being drafted by 1968). This was called the "escalation of the war."
Escalation of the war in Vietnam begin with what?
Tonkin Gulf Incident
What was Johnson's involvement in the vietnam war?
President Johnson's policy was to do what was necessary to defend South Vietnam against being conquered by North Vietnam. This involved a continually increasing number of US troops, which was described as escalation. Or as Tom Paxton put it, Lyndon Johnson told the nation Have no fear of escalation I am trying everyone to please Though it isn't really war We're sending fifty thousand more To help save Vietnam from the Vietnamese.
How did the event of Vietnam war develop after US dispatch troops in Vietnam?
One event that caused an escalation of troop involvement in Vietnam was the incident in 1964 at the Gulf of Tonkin.
What war was going on when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president?
The Korean War, and small escalation of what would later become the Vietnam War under JFK and Lyndon Johnson.
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.
Why did Johnson and his administration support an escalation of war in Vietnam?
To put an end to the communist threat that was uprising in Vietnam, which was started by Ho-Chi-Mihn. Also to support the democratic South vietnam.
What issues did the students for a democratic society focus on by 1964?
The students for a democratic society, in 1964, focused on the escalation in the Vietnam War. They also focused on the civil rights movement.
Who was president who ended the Vietnam war?
The Vietnam war ended in 1975, Gerald Ford was president.
