how did kennedy increase involvement in vietnam and with what success?

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did Diems 250,000 soldiers defeat the vietcongs 12,000
yes
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how many military adviors were increased ?
1000
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why was the involvement in vietnam kept secret
both initiatives broke the geneva accords
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why were the green berets set up ?
as a counter-insurgency force , to deal with communist guerillas , cooperated with ARVN
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why were defoliants used ?
to clear the thick jungle of n vietnam , so troops could see their way and aerial views were easier
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what were the problems with the use of defoliants ?
it destroyed crops , increased the USA's unpopularity , killed and made ill many vietnamese people and caused birth defects
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why did vice president johnson have to flatter Diem ?
to get him to introduce reforms getting peasants and workers on side , but the buddhists were still alienated
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what were strategic hamlets ?
fortified villages , surrounded by barbed wire and with a military force guard
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why were strategic hamlets created?
to stop guerillas from recruiting villagers
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what were the faults with the strategic hamlets ?
diems brother ngo diem nhu , ignored US advice and the vietcong infiltrated them , many weapons were taken
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