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Eisenhower's military advisors from the '50's were reporting excessive communist infiltration in the South (South Vietnam). By the time of Kennedy's administration, the communist infiltration was getting out of hand. Kennedy wanted to combat that infiltration with "Special Units"...referred to as "Special Forces", thus they were formerly established; as the Green Berets and the Navy's SEALS. Kennedy sent them to South Vietnam. The SEALS and Special Forces men (Green Berets) reported communist escalation was even worse than previously reported...and US Regular Combat troops might be needed to stem the tide (of communist forces). Then Kennedy was assassinated. Johnson took over, and the in house fighting (political) between "Special Military Forces" of the SEALS and SF (Special Forces) verses the Regular conventional military forces escalated, in which the conventional military won. Johnson, under advisement from his Generals, with his Gulf of Tonkin resolution, turned the war from (Kennedy's) "Special Anti-Guerrilla War" into a conventional military war (limited to conventional non-atomic weapons). The full military might of the United States (minus nukes) was then thrown at North Vietnam.
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∙ 16y agoIt was a struggle between Democracy and Communism.
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∙ 14y agoThey were fighting long before '64...they started in the mid 50's. Communist North V. wanted to take over the Republic of South Vietnam (which they ultimately did).
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What was President Kennedy's policy toward Vietnam in the early 1960s?
the domino theory
The movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s to lower the voting age to 18 was prompted by the?
debate over Vietnam War
Student activists in the early 1960s focused on what?
There was a large amount of student activism in the early 1960's. Most of the activists focused on the Vietnam war or civil rights.
What was a significant international event outside of the Vietnam conflict that had a large impact on American society in the early 1970s?
A dramatic escalation in the price of oil.
How was the Cuban situation in the late 1950s and early 1960s an example of a type of indirect conflict?
Because they did not want any World War and they fought each other indirectly...
What was President Kennedy's policy toward Vietnam in the early 1960s?
the domino theory
What was the public response to the conflict in Vietnam early on?
Most Americans never heard of the place "early on."
The movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s to lower the voting age to 18 was prompted by the?
debate over Vietnam War
Student activists in the early 1960s focused on what?
There was a large amount of student activism in the early 1960's. Most of the activists focused on the Vietnam war or civil rights.
Why did Vietnam war took place?
The Vietnam War was a battleground in the Cold War. In the late 40s it was Central and Southern Europe. In the early 50s it was Northeast Asia. In the 60s it was Southeast Asia. Vietnam was where the rubber met the road in our attempts to contain Communism in the 1960s
What was a significant international event outside of the Vietnam conflict that had a large impact on American society in the early 1970s?
A dramatic escalation in the price of oil.
How was the Cuban situation in the late 1950s and early 1960s an example of a type of indirect conflict?
Because they did not want any World War and they fought each other indirectly...
How are square keeps defended?
The Vietnam War was a battleground in the Cold War. In the late 40s it was Central and Southern Europe. In the early 50s it was Northeast Asia. In the 60s it was Southeast Asia. Vietnam was where the rubber met the road in our attempts to contain Communism in the 1960s
When where beads invented?
in the early 1960s
Has spelling of Vietnam been changed to Vietnam?
In the 1950s and early 1960s, sometimes magazines and newspapers seemed to spell it "Viet Nam". Later, as the war became a common and routine reporting event, the two names merged. Some of the old timers like President Johnson (LBJ) used to pronounce Vietnam as "Vet Nam".
When were apple jacks available?
The early 1960s.
Who is still living from Vietnam war?
As the Vietnam war is fairly recent, ending in the early 70's, veterans of this conflict are not too hard too find, although, they are seniors, and may be difficult to find in 20 years, we should cherish them today.
