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President Kennedy, they charge, unnecessarily brought the crisis to the brink of nuclear war in order to appear tough on communism during mid-term elections. They are also quick to point out that the memoirs of those involved in the crisis are all biased accounts that tend to view the President more positively than objectively.
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Who said 'When the going gets tough the tough get going'?
It is a popular English proverb. Attributed to Joseph Kennedy (father of the US President) and to an American football player Knute Rockne. Also used in a Billy Ocean single released 15th November 1985
Who was president when us troops were involved in the Vietnam War?
That is always a tough question because it covers a long timeline. * Truman provided the French with leftover WWII equipment. * Eisenhower provided Cash, Advisers and Air America plus Intelligence and aircraft. * Kennedy added the Green Berets. * Johnson sent in the Marines to protect American Assets. And it brewed and grew. * Nixon accelerated with B-52's and cross border attacks. It was a political quagmire.
What is was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
President Truman believed the US needed more than a "get tough on the Russians" policy following the war. Russia's history was one of expansion as much as possible and the Soviet Union was following that same idea. Because of the desire of the Soviets to expand westward, and the fact that Stalin had a pathological mistrust of the US, it would be impossible to come to a peaceful settlement with the Soviets. Thus, the policy of containment, developed by George F. Kennan of the State Department, was adopted by the Truman administration. The policy would allow communism where it already existed, but would use all force necessary to prevent any further expansion. In other words, communism would be "contained" where it presently existed. The Doctrine was first used in support of democratic governments in Greece and Turkey.
How did the Battle of Okinawa affect President Trumans decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
It was a tough call for the President but he reasoned that he could end the war faster and save the lives of many American service men. The deaths of the military there, helped in that decision.
Who brought the idea of communism to Russia?
Tough question.I doubt any one person can be blamed. Carl Marx had a great deal to do with the formation of the concept of communism. At the time the Russian people were fed up with the czars and communism was an appealing replacement for that form of government. I read that 85% of the people were peasants at the time so they wanted a form of government that would equalise the wealth. (Personally, I think it's the same desires that got Obama elected.) The Bolshevik party was the first party that really brought communism to a possision of power. Lenin started the Bolshevik party. To pin this down to one name is difficult but it's the kind of thing a teacher would do.I think Lenin is your main man here.Wikipedia has some answers and is probably more creditable than this site.After the Bolshevik revolution communism really took off so I would look at its members.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshevik
What tough dicision did John F. Kennedy have to make to avoid World War 2?
JFK was not the president during WWII.
Who said 'When the going gets tough the tough get going'?
It is a popular English proverb. Attributed to Joseph Kennedy (father of the US President) and to an American football player Knute Rockne. Also used in a Billy Ocean single released 15th November 1985
How did people view Kennedy after the Cuban missile crisis?
kennedy was praised for his tough stand.
Who was the US president that made the tough decisions to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan?
President Truman.
What kind of president was Andrew Jackson?
tough crazy stricked
President who supported congress' tough reconstruction policies?
Grant
Why did the us be come involved with the Vietnam?
They wanted to 'contain' communism to stop it spreading. They believed in the domino theory, that if Vietnam fell to communism, then so would the whole of Southeast Asia. The presidents who were involved in Vietnam were all concerned with looking tough against communism, and wanted America to appear like a strong nation. The 'quagmire theory' helps explain why successive presidents became increasingly involved; this is the belief that the US got slowly stuck in Vietnam, and it became harder and harder to withdraw commitment.
Is Caleb from the kings of leon anorexic?
no but he battled with something close to it when he was younger because he wanted to appear tough.
Verbal command is the second level of the use of force continuum it is used to what?
Appear tough to gain respect
How was the death of Stalin important in changing relations between the US and US?
As with the US, each succeeding President gets mellower and softer. Kennedy was easier on the enemy than Eisenhower was, Johnson mellower than Kennedy, Nixon was an exception to the rule he jumped back into the "hard-core" category (primarily because he was always picked on and lost the presidential election to Kennedy in 1960). Stalin was very tough, his successor Krushchev was abit more easy going compared to Stalin, Soviet Presidents after Krushchev were very easy to get along with.
What tough wooded tree lent its name to future president Andrew Jackson?
Old Hickory
What are the first 6 steps on the road to becoming president?
Well I know that you have to be •Tough •Smart •Driven •You have to have talent •You have to have character And•You have to be a special kind of person to be elected president
