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The public didn't do it; the Commander in Chief ordered it done.

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What bad things did Lyndon B. Johnson do?

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Using the public to fight it (conscription).


What effect did the Vietnam war have on American people?

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The gulf of tonkin resolution gave president Johnson the authority to escalate which war?

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The Tet Offensive


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How did president johnson escalate the vietnam war?

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