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Q: Who was The first group of Americans sent by President Eisenhower to assist the South Vietnamese against Communist forces?
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Was Dwight Eisenhower a nationalist or communist?

Actually, President Eisenhower was a Republican.


Who was the president when the US agreed to train the South Vietnamese army personal?

President Eisenhower.


Which president used economic and military power to stop communist from gaining control of middle east?

Eisenhower in 1957 with the Eisenhower Doctrine


When did the americans elect Dwight D. Eisenhower as president?

Eisenhower won the election of 1952 and took office in '53.


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Nikita Khrushchev


How would you compare the Vietnamese policies of presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and john f Kennedy?

President Eisenhower did not support sending American troops, but President Kennedy did.


What did senator Joseph McCarthy accuse president eisenhower of?

of being a communist, which was also the end of Mccartys politics career


How did the americans react to the Vietnam war?

Most Vietnamese people at the time were in favor of communists (which were also portrayed as patriots) - like President Eisenhower had written: "[if a free election had been hold] 80 per cent of the population would have voted for the Communist Ho Chi Minh" - so it is very easy to understand that they saw Americans as invaders and who worked for South Vietnamese government as collaborators. Therefore, Vietnamese always think of their war as a war of resistance (against imperialism), a moral war and they are very prod that they have defeated the most powerful country in history.


Why did the US enter the war in Vietnam and when?

It began in 1957 when President Eisenhower sent the first U.S. advisers to train the South Vietnamese armed forces in counter-insurgency tactics. The first big escalation was in 1965 under President Johnson, with transfer of the 173d Airborne Brigade, followed by several entire combat divisions.


The term executive privilege orginated with?

president eisenhower


What phrase did President Eisenhower coin to describe the vulnerable neighbors of a country like Vietnam threatened with a communist takeover?

Domino theory.


What did the Eisenhower Doctrine give the president the authority to do?

use armed force to help Middle East nations resist Communist aggression.