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Why did much of the American public and many in the Johnson administration support US escalation in Vietnam?
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∙ 12y ago
The US just won WWII! Just won Korea! In both wars with FIREPOWER! Why play games with the commies (was their way of thinking)...use FIREPOWER again and win the darn thing! In either case; President Johnson remembered the atom bomb and the invasion of North Korea which brought in Red China; which escalated the Korean War into a bloody mess. Consequently, cooler heads prevailed...and there would be no nukes in Vietnam nor any invasion of North Vietnam.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoMoney was the main reason the Johnson administration wanted to continue the US involvement in the Vietnam War. The administration felt that much money could be made by selling weapons.
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∙ 13y agoBecause the North Vietnamese Navy attacked the United States Navy upon the high seas in the Tonkin Gulf. Back in the old days that used to be an act of war.
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∙ 12y agoSounds like something new. Most "Americans" were against escalation...due to them being drafted to support said escalation.
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∙ 12y agoThe majority of the American public was against American involvement in the war in Vietnam, but the U. S. government felt that they needed to stop the spread of Communism at any cost.
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∙ 15y agoTonkin GULF incident.
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Which Vietnam policy came first in the Johnson Administration?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
How did the escalation of the Vietnam war under Johnson and General Westmoreland occur?
With the massive build up of men, from 1965 onward, 500,000 men at the peak of the war.
What was the outcome of tonkin gulf incident?
This incident resulted in the U.S. pursuing military action in Vietnam. It also caused the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution regarding the U.S. aiding Asian countries influenced by communism. Ultimately, this incident resulted in the Vietnam War.
Is it acceptable to use the term 'escalation' when refering to the troops that Johnson sent into Vietnam?
"Escalation" means to increase; an appropiate term. The war did escalate; it went from a guerrilla war of US military advisers and small unit contacts...to B-52 stratofortress bombers and hi-tech jet fighter plane dog-fights (aerial combat) over the skies of North Vietnam (Operation Rolling Thunder).
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.
Why did so much of the American public and many in the Johnson administration support US escalation?
We did not support escalation in Vietnam except for a small amount who were afraid of communism. The war escalated after the Tet Offensive primarily, which was actually an action of the Vietnamese.
President associated with escalation in Vietnam?
Johnson.
Why did Johnson and his administration support an escalation of war in Vietnam?
To put an end to the communist threat that was uprising in Vietnam, which was started by Ho-Chi-Mihn. Also to support the democratic South vietnam.
Who was chiefly responsible for the escalation of the Vietnam war?
Johnson escalated the war.
Lyndon Johnson could have chosen escalation negotiation or even evacuation with regard to Vietnam He chose escalation Why?
No US President wanted to be the FIRST to lose a war.
Did the Vietnam War start during the Lyndon Johnson administration?
No. US troops were in Vietnam from at least Eisenhower's administration, through Kennedy's, Johnson's, and Nixon's, and ended during Ford's administration 30 April 1975.
What was Johnson's involvement in the vietnam war?
President Johnson's policy was to do what was necessary to defend South Vietnam against being conquered by North Vietnam. This involved a continually increasing number of US troops, which was described as escalation. Or as Tom Paxton put it, Lyndon Johnson told the nation Have no fear of escalation I am trying everyone to please Though it isn't really war We're sending fifty thousand more To help save Vietnam from the Vietnamese.
Which Vietnam policy came first in the Johnson Administration?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What was the gulf of tonkin escalation?
The United States claimed that North Vietnam fired at American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. This led to the Gulf of Tonkin resolutions which gave President Johnson the power to do what ever he deemed necessary to protect America. Many people believe North Vietnam never fired at American ships and Johnson just made it up for an excuse to go to war.
What critics of Johnson's policies in Vietnam used this term to describe their distrust of what the Johnson administration reported to the public about the war?
Credibility gap
How did the escalation of the Vietnam war under Johnson and General Westmoreland occur?
With the massive build up of men, from 1965 onward, 500,000 men at the peak of the war.
Why did Robert mcNamara want to increase military support in Vietnam?
He didn't; Presidents Kennedy and Johnson wanted to increase it in response to escalation of North Vietnamese aggression.
