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Which three American presidents approved of the us backing the south vietnamese in the civil war?
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∙ 14y ago
The Vietnam War was NOT a civil war. A civil war is one country fighting itself. Vietnam was never one country (until 1975); it was two countries...a North and a South Vietnam. Both were created on or about 1954.
The US Civil War was a civil war; the US was one country...then tried to divide, which over course didn't happen because they fought a war to stay together as one nation. The North won, the South lost...the country remained the same...one country. If the South had won, then there would have been two countries.
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∙ 6y agoA civil war is ONE country fighting with itself; such as the US Civil War (America was fighting itself). Vietnam was never one country until it won the war in 1975. Two separate nations were created in 1954; a NORTH and a SOUTH Vietnam. TWO separate nations were fighting against each other in Vietnam-A North and a South.
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∙ 13y agoKennedy and Johnson actually committed US troops and money, but the first one to send advisers and money and interfere in the Vietnamese elections was president Eisenhower.
President Nixon touted 'peace with honor' but expanded the war and especially invested in heavy bombing campaigns in North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
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∙ 12y agoEisenhower, Kennedy and johnsonType your answer here...
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What was operation Phoenix- Vietnam?
Following the deaths of JFK and Ngo Dinh Diem, it was only a matter of time before US combat troops became involved in Vietnam. Within days of the JFK assassination in November 1963, President Johnson had reversed JFK's plan to withdraw US personnel by the end of 1965. As LBJ told one impatient general, "Just get me elected; you can have your damn war."In August 1964, the CIA and related military intelligence agencies helped fabricate a phony Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam. This supposed act of North Vietnamese aggression was used as the basis for escalating US involvement.In March 1965, US troops began pouring into Vietnam. Nine years of backing the French, another nine years of backing Diem and two more years of CIA operations had failed. From this point on, the US Army took over the war effort.Since the Vietnamese people overwhelmingly supported their own National Liberation Front (the NLF, or "Viet Cong" as we called it), the Army began destroying villages, herding people into internment camps, weeding out the leaders and turning the countryside into a "free-fire zone" (in other words, shoot anything that moves).The CIA still had a role to play, however. Called Operation Phoenix, it was an assassination program plain and simple. The idea was to cripple the NLF by killing influential people like mayors, teachers, doctors, tax collectors-anyone who aided the functioning of the NLF's parallel government in the South.Many of the "suspects" were tortured and some were tossed from helicopters during interrogation. William Colby, the CIA official in charge of Phoenix (he later became director of the CIA), insisted this was all part of "military necessity"- though he admitted to Congress that he really had no idea how many of the 20,000 killed were Viet Cong and how many were "loyal" Vietnamese.Colby's confusion was understandable, since Phoenix was a joint operation between the US and the South Vietnamese, who used it as a means of extortion, a protection racket and a way to settle vendettas. Significantly, the South Vietnamese estimated the Operation Phoenix death toll at closer to 40,000. Whatever the exact number, there's no question the killings were necessary-after all, we were trying to prevent a blood bath.
What types of currency were used during the Civil War?
Gold, Silver, coins, IOU's (paper currency). Both the Confederate's and Union used these items. The British were backing the South. The Union was having a difficult time getting backing, due to the British Bankers. President Lincoln came up with "green backs", this is why the back of the five dollar bill until 1994 had a bright green color.
What was NOT a strength of the Union forces economic backing officer training larger population more industry?
The officer training was not the strength. While they had some great officers, there was no training in effect to get them started.
Why was the bonus army important?
The bonus army was important because congress needs to stay with their promises and pay veterans their money. They stood up for what is theirs. No backing down and standing their ground..
The Communist governments of Eastern Europe fell in 1989 after they lost the military backing of the?
There can be no such thing as a Communist government, as Communism has no state (or classes or money). The governments referred to here were state capitalist.
What led to the failures in Vietnam?
In 1956, South Vietnam, with American backing, refused to hold the unification elections. By 1958, Communist-led guerrillas known as the Viet Cong had begun to battle the South Vietnamese government. By; Kenya Z. T. In 1956, South Vietnam, with American backing, refused to hold the unification elections. By 1958, Communist-led guerrillas known as the Viet Cong had begun to battle the South Vietnamese government. By; Kenya Z. T.
What backing for the US currency was favored by the presidents in office during the Gilded Age?
Precious metals
What backing for the US currency was favored by the presidents in office during the gilden age?
Precious metals
What reasons did the Vietnamese have for fighting America?
The North Vietnamese wanted to reunite with their Southern half, and felt the US should stay out of their business. The North may or may not have considered being communists had anything to do with our involvement, but with the backing of the Soviet Union and Communist China, and on their own soil, they felt they could tackle the United States.
Why does France back Russia?
It's difficult to see in what France is backing Russia. French presidents are by principle either "Alanticists" siding with America by principle, or non-aligned.
What government did Pol Pot lead in the 20th century?
He didn't invade any country. With backing from the PRC (China), he overthrew the government of Cambodia. He was later ousted by an invasion by the Vietnamese.
What role do presidents play when they help someone campaign for a Senate seat?
It helps...... BY MAKING SPEECHES HELP IMPROVE THE CAMPAIGN' A presidential backing helps the potential senator gain credibility. The idea is, if the President likes him/her you should too.
How do I find financial backing for garment manufacturing?
upper backing pocket
Who is responsible when backing out in a parking lot?
The person who is backing out of the parking space
What chemicals make up backing soda?
Backing soda is NaHCO3.
Who's at fault in backing accident out of driveway?
I would say probably the person backing out, as they should of looked for any oncoming cars before backing out. ---- The person backing out of the driveway who did not yield to oncoming traffic.
Where can you get the backing track by pink?
Many Pink backing tracks are available on iTunes.
