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Why must Lyndon Johnson bear great responsibility for the American problems in the Vietnam War?
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Johnson was the one that escalated the war and sent hundreds of thousands of American troops over there. He did not ask for a declaration of war and ignored protests mostly from draft-age students but from some Congressmen.
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Was Johnson president during the Vietnam War?
Lyndon Johnson was the President of the US during the Vietnam War from the assassination of John Kennedy until the election of Richard Nixon.
What year did us troops start fighting in Vietnam?
In August, 1964, President Johnson reported to the nation that American ships had been attacked by North Vietnam gunboats in the Gulf of Tonkin, in international waters. The Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving the President the power to use whatever force necessary to protect our interests in the area. At the time, the truth was not reported. In February, 1965, the Viet Cong attacked an American military base near Pleiku. Using the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, President Johnson sent in 3,500 Marines, the first official troops, to South Vietnam. By the end of the year, there were 200,000 US troops in Vietnam.
Who was President of the USA during the Vietnam War?
The president of the USA for a major time of the Vietnam War was Lyndon Johnson.
What was Lydon Johnson involvement in the Vietnam war?
Johnson like kennedy was very sensitve, He also did bombing stikes on NOrth Vietnam, He also Created Operation Rolling Thunder.
What drove American soldiers to fight in the Vietnam War?
They were drafted.
Which American president greatly increased the US role in Vietnam?
Lyndon Baines Johnson.
What did the President Johnson say was the reason for the American involvement in Vietnam?
To stop communist aggression.
Why did American think that they had a responsibility to protest the Vietnam war?
They figured it was about time to complain about something else.
What American policy also led to involvement in Vietnam?
which resolution allowed president johnson to increase us involment in vietnam
How did the Vietnam war affect Johnson war of poverty?
The Vietnam war distracted the American people from Johnson's plan for a "Great Society".
How did General William Westmoreland advise President Lyndon B. Johnson to "Americanize" the war in Vietnam?
to increase the number of American troops and bombing campaigns in Vietnam.
President during vietnam?
The American presidents were Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
How many American presidents involved with the Vietnam War?
i believe three Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
What did the American presidents do during the Vietnam war and who were they?
President's Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford, were also the Commander in Chief's of the US military during the Vietnam War.Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford.
Which American presidents led the Vietnam War?
Commander in Chiefs: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford.
What problems did president Johnson face while running the Vietnam war?
He was criticized for excellerating the war
How did General William Westmorland advise President Lyndon B. Johnson to Americanize the war in Vietnam?
To increase the number of American troops and bombing campaigns in Vietnam. Second answer. General Westmorland did not attempt to advise US President Lyndon Johnson on methods to "Americanize:" the Vietnam War.
