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Who choose not to send us troops despite a bloody civil war because he feared embroiling Americans in another Vietnam?
President Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to send U.S. troops to intervene in the civil war in Laos during the 1960s. He feared that doing so would embroil American forces in another Vietnam-like conflict, which was deeply unpopular and costly. Johnson's decision was influenced by the desire to avoid further escalation of U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia.
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More Americans fought in Korea or Vietnam?
More in Vietnam, only because it lasted longer.
In the 1960s many Americans questioned U.S. involvement in Vietnam primarily because?
A. the government of South Vietnam seemed to lack popular support
Why did some Americans believe that the war in Germany did not concern the US?
because it was in another continent
Why did the Vietnam war not succeed?
The Vietnam War did not succeed because of the terrain they were fighting in. Another over whelming factor was the restrictions that were put on the military to use their full capability to end the war by politicians
How did the tet offense impact American perceptions of the Vietnam war?
Support for the war in the United States lessened because Americans realized that the Viet Cong were still strong.
More Americans fought in Korea or Vietnam?
More in Vietnam, only because it lasted longer.
What happen during Vietnam?
on the home front many Americans lost faith in the government because they said one thing and the media said another
Why is Vietnam a NIC?
Vietnam is classified as the NIC because the Americans and the Australians helped them Industrialise by giving them money.
In the US you mainly know about Vietnam because of the Vietnam War?
Yes. Before the US committed to the Vietnam War, many Americans had not even heard of Vietnam.
Why was the Vietnam war dividing Americans?
because many american were against the vietnam war so there was 2 groups.
What were the motives of those in the antiwar movement?
To stop death and the horrors of the Vietnam war
Why didn't the Americans win the hearts and minds of civilians in Vietnam?
Because they saw you
Why did Americans no longer feel protected after the Vietnam war?
Because in the eyes of the world, the US knew it failed in Vietnam. After being victorious in WWII and then Korea, Vietnam shook up the confidence level somewhat.
In the 1960s many Americans questioned U.S. involvement in Vietnam primarily because .?
Those with leftist tendencies swallowed the Communist Propaganda portraying North Vietnam the good guy against an evil South Vietnam.
Did Americans support the Vietnam war?
yes, because they all wanted to get over it so bad and they were all just tired of the same things especially the Americans.
Why would people fight for another country in the Vietnam war?
Because they were drafted.
Why was the Vietnam War called a racist war?
African-Americans during the 1960s called Vietnam "the White Man's War"; because the US wanted to stop communism there, but were drafting African-Americans (and all other US males) to fight it.
