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Which event marked the turning point in the Vietnam conflict forcing Lyndon Johnson to change course and pull out of the upcoming presidential race?
The North Vietnamese Army's offensive during TET (January 30) holiday of 1968. Although the campaign was a failure, media reported the attacks to the U.S. television audience, causing significant public sentiments against the 'win-ability' of the Vietnam War. President Johnson was a strong supporter of the war effort, so he chose to announce he would not run for re-election.
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American opposition to the war in Vietnam increased when Americans concluded that President Johnson had not been completely candid regarding the causes of US military involvement in Vietnam About w?
the naval conflict in the Gulf of Tonkin
What is a creative name for a Vietnam war project?
How about "Conflict and Combat: The Vietnam War"
How did the opinions of hawks and doves differ regarding the ongoing war in Vietnam?
doves believed the Vietnam's conflict was localized civil war and disagreed with Johnson war policy, but Hawks supported his felt Vietnam a crucial front in the war
What was the Johnson Administration's strategy in Vietnam after LBJ's 1964 election?
After US President Lyndon Johnson's easy victory in the 1964 US presidential election over Barry Goldwater, LBJ had received America's endorsement. As for Vietnam, the way to improve anti-Communist prospects in South Vietnam,was to use the lever of air strikes against North Vietnam. This would pressure Saigon leaders to achieve political stability, improve its army and suppress the Buddhist monks and get rid of incompetent officials.
Who was the president since 1960 that lost the most soldiers?
More American soldiers were killed in the Vietnam War under President Johnson than in any other conflict since 1960.
What Pushed Johnson into withdrawing as a presidential candidate in 1968?
vietnam war
How did President Johnson use the Gulf of Tonkin incident to further his goals in the Vietnam conflict?
President Johnson used the gulf of tonkin incident to further his goals in the vietnam conflict by creating a buzz and hysteria through the country about terrorism and anti forces.
What issues did the united States hope to end with renewed relations with china?
the conflict in North Vietnam
Who was the president at the time of the Vietnam conflict?
US: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford. S. Viet: Diem, Thieu.
By 1968 the Vietnam War and President Johnson's declining political support?
Convinced Johnson not to run for reelection, helped the Republicans win the 1968 presidential election, divided the Democratic Party
Why didn't president Johnson run for another presidential term?
The Vietnam War protests were getting in the way of his desire to complete a civil rights program and to get it enacted.
Why didn't Johnson run for another presidential term?
I believe it was due to the lack of support for the Vietnam war. Thus, he knew he wouldn't win another election.
American opposition to the war in Vietnam increased when Americans concluded that President Johnson had not been completely candid regarding the causes of US military involvement in Vietnam About w?
the naval conflict in the Gulf of Tonkin
How many Americans died in the Vietnam conflict?
About 51000 Americans died in the Vietnam conflict.
Why is the conflict in Iraq similar to the conflict in Vietnam?
The US is NOT at war with Iraq. The US was at war with North Vietnam.
The conflict in Vietnam involved the administrations of how many US presidents?
Five presidents played a part in the conflict. Eisenhower started sending in military advisers. Then Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and finally Gerald Ford got the US out of it.
What presidential candidate secretly communicated with Vietnam?
Nixon before he was elected president did communicate with Vietnam.
