Johnson and the escalation of the war
- Created by: Rachael_1811
- Created on: 17-05-15 20:00
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- How important was Johnson in escalating the war in Vietnam in the year 1965-1968?
- Military
- Golf of Tonkin had resolution drawn up even before the event even took place
- operation rolling thunder
- sent in first ground troops
- South was weak
- South Vietnam was weak politically and militarily
- if South Vietnam was lost then domino theory would become a reality
- USA needed to help South Vietnam otherwise the North would over take the South
- Kennedy's legacy
- cold war- strategy of containment only option was to intervene
- believed in domino theory
- victory over communism
- Advisers
- kept Kennedy's advisers, mostly military approach no new ideas
- some call it McNamara's war
- General Westmoreland consistently seeking greater troop numbers
- ultimately the driving force behind escalation despite initial reservations
- Military
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