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Why did president Johnson believed that it was important for the US to win in Vietnam?
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∙ 8y ago
He believed in the domino theory.
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He believed in the domino theory.
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∙ 8y agoHe believed in the domino theory.
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∙ 8y agoHe feared a communist takeover in Southeast Asia if the United States left Vietnam.
Dillon Naillon
to prevent communism from spreading
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He believed in the domino theory.
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Ordered bombing raids on North Vietnam?
president Johnson
In what year did president Johnson Americanization of the Vietnam war begin?
1965.
What guided president Johnson's policies in Vietnam?
His commitment to containing communism
Why did president Johnson think it was important to win in Vietnam?
The philosophy of the time was containment of the spread of communism and this meant that Southeast Asia was important in that calculation. In reading about JFK he had planned to get the United States out of Vietnam, but he was killed too soon and changed history.
Who was the president that diplomatically recognized the Vietnam government twenty years after the Vietnam war ended?
Lyndon B Johnson
Why did President Johnson believed that it was important for the US to win the Vietnam?
He feared a communist takeover in Southeast Asia if the United States left Vietnam.
Why did president Johnson believe US could defeat north Vietnam?
President Johnson believed that the US could defeat north Vietnam because the US had won WWII with firepower, and the US had the most firepower on earth during the Vietnam War.
Why did president Johnson believe it was important to win in Vietnam?
During the Cold War, many believed that limiting the spread of Communism was necessary for the security of the United States and its allies.
Why did President Johnson believe that bipartisan congressional support was so important for his policies in Vietnam?
He didn't
Why did president Johnson believe that it was important for the U.S to win Vietnam?
President Johnson believed in the domino theory. He feared a communist takeover in Southeast Asia if the United States left Vietnam.
Who was president during Vietnam?
Johnson and Nixon
President associated with escalation in Vietnam?
Johnson.
Which president did you have in the Vietnam war?
Johnson and Nixon.
What president sent more troops than any other sitting president into Vietnam?
I believe that was Lyndon B. Johnson. America's involvement in Vietnam was limited until he became president. According to Wikipedia, "It was Johnson who began America's direct involvement in the ground war in Vietnam." See the Related Links below for more information.
What did president Johnson do to be in the Vietnam war honey?
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Who was president during the draft of the Vietnam war?
Johnson
How did President Johnson open the way for negoitations in Vietnam?
He stopped the bombing of North Vietnam.
