Kennedy's commitment in Vietnam
- Created by: Rachael_1811
- Created on: 17-05-15 19:32
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- committed
- already present in vietnam
- military advisers and green berets
- supported strategic hamlet program
- tool to neutralise the influence of VC, way to prevent communism and protect democracy
- encouraged neutralisation of Laos
- How far was President Kennedy committed to the defence of South Vietnam from communism?
- not committed
- level of military expansion was limited
- no ground troops, only sent in military advisers
- level of military expansion was limited
- conclusion
- kennedy did not want long term invlovement for USA military, he had no abandoned SV to communism, strong support for containment
- not committed
- foreign policy
- believed in Eisenhower's domino theory
- sensitive to comments about his youth, he wanted to prove himslef
- based on containment, South Vietnam was a classic example of this
- already present in vietnam
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